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PAGE 2—The Southern Cross, November 21,1974
STUDENTS LINE UP BEFORE POLLING part of school’s course on Georgia History and
BOOTHS during mock election held at Mt. de Sales Government.
High School, Macon, on November 5. Election was
HELPS INDIAN SETTLERS
Bishop Branded ‘Communist’
RIOBAMBA, Ecuador (NC) -- Bishop
Leonidas Proano of Riobamba has
claimed that accusations of communism
from large landholders against him and
his priests stem from his defense of the
landless Indians in .his Andean diocese.
“We are fulfilling the mandate of
Christ to fight the sin of social
injustice,” Bishop Proano said in a
statement giving particulars of incidents
leading to the death of an Indian and
the arrest of his vicar general.
According to the bishop, the military
government of Gen. Guillermo
Rodriguez Lara is applying a double
standard to its land reform program and
therefore provoking conflicts and
contradictions.
He was referring to the fact that
while the government’s Institute for
Land Reform and Settlement (IERAC)
ordered distribution of land to Indians
at Toctezinin, the Riobamba military
governor, Col. Americo Alava, was
sending troops into the area to back up
claims by landowners.
When the Indians moved into the
assigned tracts, troops opened fire,
killing Lazaro Condo and wounding
others. Soldiers arrested and
manhandled many Indians. Troops
attacked Indian farmers working on
their crops nearby.
Troops also surrounded the
neighboring church of Chunchi and
raided the rectory. They arrested all
occupants, including the seriously ill
parish priest, and the diocesan vicar
general, Father Agustin Bravo, who had
come to assist him.
Riobamba authorities said they were
arrested as agitators for inciting the
Indians to take over the land.
A wave of attacks against Bishop
Proano and his priests from
conservatives ensued. The attacks
repeated charges of “communists” and
‘“agitators” against the bishop and his
priests. A similar wave was unleashed in
September when Bishop Proano
presided at a Mass for the victims of the
military coup in Chile a year ago.
The bishop displayed documents
from the IERAC ordering the land
distribution at Toctezinin as part of its
program, as well as orders from the
central government commanding local
authorites to protect the operation.
ST. SIMON’S ISLAND
Christmas Bazaar
BY MRS. MITCHELL STANKIEWICZ
Not only is Opportunity just around
the corner... so is Christmas! And if
you doubt it, just drop by St. William’s
Parish Hall any Tuesday or Thursday
morning and you’ll see the women’s
busy fingers sewing at a rate that would
make Secretariat look as though he was
standing still. So many beautiful things
will be offered at their Annual
Christmas Bazaar scheduled for
Saturday, December 7, at the Parish
Hall on Frederica Rd., St. Simons, from
10 a.m. ’till 6 p.m.
Under the Co-Chairmanship of Vivian
Padgett and Agnes Carl, there will be
offered not only handicrafts, Yuletide
decorations and gifts to suit any
shopper’s budget, but the cakes, candies
and goodies at the Gourmet Table will
be a challenge to the strongest
willpower.
The C.Y.O. will man the games again,
so the young, people will be well
entertained.
The posters seen around town have
been created by the pastor, Fr. Robert
Brous, and the parking problem will be
solved by Bro. Albert Thiffault and his
young assistants. Former pastor Fr. Joe
Costello will act as General Consultant,
and his presence at any affair will add
the usual sunshine.
Come and have lunch with us! Anna
Marie Arbo and her cohorts promise
delicious Chili, Brunswick stew, hot
dogs, sandwiches - SERVED ALL DAY
— and provision will be made for
take-outs. So come and spend the day
with us; bring a guest or two for lunch.
The date is Saturday, December 7, at St.
William’s Parish Hall, Frederica Rd., St.
Simons Island. Everyone is welcome!
Chairmen and workers of St.
William’s Christmas Bazaar are: General
Co-Chairmen — Vivian Padgett and
Agnes Carl, Consultant — Rev. Fr.
Joseph A. Costello, S.M.; Baked Goods
— Mary Manning and Vivian Finan;
Christmas Decor Table — Pam
Rolleston, Marion Cleary; Games — St.
William’s C.Y.O.; Green House — Betty
Peck and Doris Dieters; Handicrafts —
Frances Stankiewicz and Carol Foster;
Luncheon — Anna Marie Arbo;
Mildred’s Attic — Mildred Clark a? d
Kate Hall; Special Prizes — Patti Parker,
Frances Baldwin; Nearly New Shoppe —
Marge Montgomery; Parking — Bro.
Albert Thiffault and helpers; Posters —
Rev. Fr. Robert Brous, S.M.; Publicity
— Frances Stankiewicz and Elsie
Goodwillie.
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AT MT. de SALES
Students Hold Mock Election
Georgia History and Government is
no mere textbook course at Mt. de Sales
High School in Macon. Two eighth
graders, Becky Young and Suzanne
Glover, would like to tell SOUTHERN
CROSS readers about their first unit in
this course.
“When we walked out of Mr. Jim
Ray’s Georgia History and Government
class on the first day of school, we were
really excited over what we had just
heard. Mr. Ray had told us of his plan
for the eighth grade to sponsor a
school-wide mock election. We were to
hear more about it later on. There was
an air of disbelief in the classroom,
perhaps because we were being treated
like we were so much more grown-up
than we were used to being treated.
“Time moved on and we got more
and more involved. First we elected
chairpeople to be in charge of the whole
election. Then came the registration.
Each homeroom in the school became a
precinct. On September 25, the entire
student body came to the gym to
register at the appropriate “precinct
table.” We questioned each student to
see if he met the voter qualifications we
had established.
“The next phase of the learning
process was our sharing of voter
information with the rest of the student
body. Several of us visted each class -
grades 9 through 12 - to share with all
the students and faculty members the
facts we had learned about the various
candidates for public office in Georgia.
Next, several candidates visited our class
and told us abo^it their platforms. These
men, Pat Banks, Bob Berlin, George
Skene, and Lee Robinson, were most
enthusiastic about young Americans
becoming involved in election
proceedings.
“The final phase of our learning
activity was election day itself,
November 5. We transformed our gym
into a political forum. We made five
election booths and had all sorts of
attractive posters on display. Each of us
had a specific job. We were booth
operators, booth policemen, precinct
workers, relief people, tellers, etc.
Cameramen from WMAZ-TV covered
the election process and we “made the
local news.” Interestingly enough, the
results of our polls were accurate as
predictors in 5 out of 7 races in Bibb
County.
“Studying politics and actually
holding a mock election was a most
exciting learning experience. Mr. Jim
Ray surely gets our vote as an
outstanding teacher!”
THE C.Y.O. of Sacred Heart Parish, Warner Robins, observed YOUTH
SUNDAY on November 10th. The reorganized Folk Choir provided the
music, and the youth also acted as lectors, ushers and altar boys. About
45 youth participated in the Mass. Since being reorganized in the latter
part of August, the youth have actively participated in all four
departments of the C.Y.O. program. Pictured are: (front row, 1. to r.)
Laura LeMaster, Social Chairman, and Tom Dombrowski, Religious
Chairman, (Second row, 1. to r.) Greg Kosater, President; Janice Doherty,
Treasurer; Mark Helton, Vice-President; (back row 1. to r.) Bob Rasile,
Adult Advisor; Fr. Walter L. DiFrancesco, Pastor; Steve Kutay, Folk Choir
Director; other officers not present for picture: Janet Kutary, Secretary;
John Horner, Sergeant-at-Arms; Sandy Helton, Cultural Chairman; and
Tish Callen, Recreational Chairman.
FOR HURRICANE VICTIMS
Bishop Urges Continued Aid
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (NC) -
Bishop James Brufau, whose diocese of
San Pedro Sula in northern Honduras
was hit hard by Hurricane Fifi, has
denied reports that disaster aid is being
siphoned off by the government.
The bishop defended relief efforts
during a press conference at the
headquarters of the Franciscan Mission
Associates, a major relief source for
hurricane victims.
While urging relief organizations and
ordinary citizens to continue their
assistance to his homeland, Bishop
Brufau, a native of Spain, denounced
widely published reports that much of
the relief supplies sent to his country
wind up in the hands of the military
government or other officials instead of
going to the victims of the hurricane.
“Those stories are simply not true,”
said Bishop Brufau, adding that he
feared such adverse publicity will
jeopardize further relief shipments. “I
would say that over 90 percent of the
relief supplies are getting through to the
right people. If our government was
doing such a thing it would be political
suicide.”
The bishop, who has headed his
diocese for the past eight years, predicts
that it will take at least three to five
years for his country “to get back on its
feet.”
He characterized the refugee problem
as being “particularly serious.” Through
the bishop and his workers, 100,000
pounds of food is distributed daily. He
estimated he will need nine million
pounds, of food over the next three
months to prevent widespread
starvation.
The bishop said that feeding the
refugees is the prime concern of current
relief operations and that he will need
both money (to purchase trucks for
distributing the supplies) and food to
take effective care of his starving
people.
ST. ANNE’S PARISH SCHOOL in Columbus
marked Halloween with a costume parade featuring
Mother Nature, Peter Puck, Raggedy Ann and Andy --
even Moses. Judges for the event (right photo) were
Judy Hayes, Miss Columbus and Hostess of TV’s Small
World; Father Tom Peyton and Debbie Frew.
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