200,000 See Pope John, 23rd, Crowned
In Splendor And Humility At Rome
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
VATICAN CITY, 'UR — Pope
John XXIII was crowned yester
day in glittering medieval cere
monies investing him as the 262nd
spiritual ruler of the Roman Cath
olic Church.
A mighty roar went up from
some 200.000 persons in the great
square of St. Peter’s at the cli
mactic moment in the coronation
of the successor to Pope Pius XII.
Nicola Cardinal Canali, aged
pro-dean of the College of Car
dinals, placed the beehive-shaped
tiara of jewel-encrusted gold on
the head of the sharecropper’s
son from a little north Italian
village.
There were more than four
hours of impressive religious rites
inside the vast Basilica of St.
Peter’s.
The coronation took place on
the same central balcony over
looking the square on which Pope
John made his first appearance
a week ago, after his election by
the College of Cardinals.
All the pomp and ceremony of
the Roman Catholic Church were
mustered for the coronation rites.
But there was humility, too, in the
presence of the Pontiff’s family.
Three brothers, a sister and nu
merous nephews and nieces were
present, dressed in black peasant
Sunday best. They watched in
awe, weeping with emotion, as
their kinsman, the former Angelo
Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli, went
through the coronation ceremony.
Through it all the 76-year-old
former Patriarch of Venice re
mained serene, often smiling be
nignly. His voice throughout the
long mass and his greetings to
the Catholic hierarchy of the
world remained clear and reso
nant.
The crowd began to roar as 84
year-old Cardinal Canali took the 1
: crown in his hands and prepared
to place it on the Pontiff’s head.
The Pontiff adjusted the crown
himself and looked solemnly out
into the crowd.
The Pope rose slowly and
chanted his “Urbi Et Orbi” — the
traditional blessing of the Pontiff
to the City of Rome and the world.
The crowd remained silent
throughout his recitation.
For the first time in history,
millions of West Europeans wit
nessed the coronation of a Pope
through the agency of television.
More than 50,000 persons had
jammed the vast reaches of St.
Peter’s Basilica for the solemn
Pontifical Mass and other reli
gious rites which preceded the
outdoor coronation.
St. Peter’s was resplendent with
red damask and gold, blazing
with 350,000 electric light bulbs
and flickering candles. The vast
audience included prelates of the
church, representatives of for
eign governments, Papal nobility
— and" simple priests, nuns and
Romans.
President Eisenhower was rep
resented by Secretary of Labor
James Mitchell, Deputy Undersec
retary of State Robert Murphy,
and Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, for
mer Ambassador to Italy.
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A report of the recent meeting
in Juneau of the Board of Road
Commissioners was received by
Ihe Northwestern Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce from Dewey
Goodrich, Second Division rep
resentative on the Board. The re
port will be studied by the Cham- !
ber Board and the Road Commit
tee. Mr. Goodrich listed the appro
priations for the coming year, and
stated that the attention of the
Board has been drawn from High
way 97 to the proposed ferry sys
tem in Southeastern Alaska. Pres
ident Manning reminded the
Chamber members of the impor
tant meeting in Juneau next month
to draw up an all-over road pro
gram. Mr. Manning said that the
mayors of all Alaskan cities and
the executive board of the State
Chamber of Commerce will be
asked to attend, as well as other
representatives from the Cham
bers.
President Manning advised that
the Chamber had received a re
port on the hydro-electric possi
bilities proposed for Alaska and
the report is available to inter
ested persons. It was noted that
the Atomic Energy Commission
has plans for a deep-water har
bor near Kotzebue, and the Cham
ber has obtained the names of the
proper authorities to contact, to
request such a harbor near Nome.
Guests at Monday’s luncheon
meeting included Rev. Roy J.
Yeider of Seattle, who will be
guest speaker this week in Rev.
Bibb’s church, and Rev. Fred Mc
Ginnis of Anchorage. Rev. Mc
Ginnis is district superintendent
of the Methodist Church, and also
one of the leaders in the college
to be built in Anchorage, pe
spoke briefly on the progress of
the college where they expect to
enroll students in 1960.
REV. L. E. OST IS
GRANDFATHER 43rd TIME
Rev. ancL Mrs. Danel Ost, of
Laredo, Tex., are the parents of
a daughter, born October 15th.
little Melody Grace is the forty
third grandchild for the Rev.
L. E. Ost of Fortuna Ledge.
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NOME MINISTERIAL ASSN.
PLANS UNITED THANKS
The Monday meeting of the
Nome Ministerial Association as
sembled in the home of Miss Har
riett Brown. The committee ap
pointed to make arrangements
for the United Thanksgiving serv
ice were: Pastors Amundsen,
Brown and McCray. This year the
service will be held at the Cove
nant Church. Visitors with us at
the meeting were Pastors Fred
McGinnis of Anchorage, and Roy
Yeider of Seattle.
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Clerk Evelyn Johnson said a
skunk was trapped under a two
room building which served as the
polling place for the 4th Ward.
The skunk defended itself. Fourth
Ward residents were voting yes
terday at the Youth Center, four
blocks away.
Dollar for dollar and man for
man, the submarine is this coun
try’s most economical weapon.
Comprising only 1.6 per cent.of
the Navy’s World War II person
nel, the submarine service ac
counted for 55 per cent of au
enemy shipping destroyed.
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