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r FDUR THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA AUGUST 22, 1936 JOSEPH GATINS DIES IN NEW YORK AT 83 Pioneer Atlantan Was Bus iness Leader in City Since Reconstruction Days (Special To The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga. — Joseph Francis Gatins, one of the Atlanta pioneers largely responsible for the developing of the city from a small community to the metropolis of the Southeast, and a member of a prominent Georgia Catholic family, died in New York early in August at the age of 83. Born in Atlanta in 1853, Mr. Gatins developed into young manhood when the mantle of sorrow and despair laid by the War Between the States was still draped over the land. Starting as a clerk in a railroad office, Mr. Gat ins soon demonstrated his ability, and rose to positions of responsibility, serving as cashier of the Central of Georgia Railway. He organized his own transfer company, became asso ciated with Paine, Murphy and Co., stockbrokers, and was also interested in real estate development. He built the Georgia Terrace Hotel and other splendid buildings, and his confidence in the future of Atlanta was a source of encouragement to others. Thirty years ago Mr. Gatins went to New York, but he had retained his close connections with Atlanta and was a frequent visitor in the city, his last visit coming not long before his death. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and active in the famed Pioneer School Boys Association. “As a child Mr. Gatins saw the drama of the War Between the States, the Atlanta Journal said editorially,” and he grew to manhood in the dis tressful times of the Reconstruction. He was a comrad of those whose faith in a town that was fighting its way up from disaster formed its spirit, and assured its future as a great and pros perous city. His own career was a record of courage against odds, and of resourcefulness amid difficulties.” Surviving Mr. Gatins are his wife, his son, Benjamin Gatins of Rumson, N. J., his daughter, Mrs. Howell Jack- son, Darien. Conn., his sisters, Mrs. John E. Murphy and Miss Mamie Gatins, several nieces, three grand children and one great-grandchild. The funeral was held from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the Rev. Joseph E. Moylan, pastor, of ficiating. Interment was in Oakland Cemetery. 'Antonio Fontana of Augusta Dies at 73 AUGUSTA, Ga.—Antonio Fontana, for fifty-two years a resident of Au gusta, and formerly assistant super intendent of City Cemetery, died here last week at the age of 73. Mr. Fontana was born in Italy, and came to Augusta while a young man; he was in the stone cutting business for a number of years and did much of the finest work in Augusta in that field. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Church, from which his funeral was held. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Rosa Alexander Fontana, two sons. Giovanni Fontana. Augus ta, and Joseph Fontana, Huntington, Ind.. three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Perkins, Augusta. Mrs. Mary Thom as, Atlanta, and Mrs. Delie Mudgett, Hartford, Conn., ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a brother, Charles Fontana, New York. MRS. MARY DOOLITTLE OF AUGUSTA PARISH DIES Mrs. Mary Doolittle, a native of Hancock County, Georgia, and a res ident of Augusta most of her life, died here last week after an illness of six weeks. Mrs. Doolittle, who was 63 years old, was the wife of the late Roy E., Doolittle The Rev. J. E. O’Donohoe, S. J.. pastor of Sacred Heart Church, officiated at the fun eral services; interment was in West View Cemetery. Surviving Mrs-. Doolittle are her brothers, Jesse, Abb, Robert and Frank Dickens, and several nieces and nephews. Brother Schwartz of Jesuits Dies at 70 Widely Known Religious Served in Georgia (Special to The Bulletin) NEW ORLEANS, La.— The Rev. Brother Bernard Schwartz, S.J., wide ly known and beloved member of the Jesuit Order, died at Mercy Hospital here late in July after fifty-two years as a Jesuit. Brother Schwartz was bom in Germany, at Wesel on the Rhine, November 14, 1866, and en tered the Jesuit Order in Holland at the age of 18. Coming to the United States in 1885. he was stationed in New Orleans and later was secretary to Father Butler, provincial of the Jesuits. He next went to Macon, served at Spring Hill from 1891 to 1901, then went to Grand Coteau, St. Charles College, and followed it with tours of duty at Galveston, Texas, and Augusta, Ga. He returned to New Orleans in 1922 and had been there since. Two years ago he observed his golden jubilee as a Jesuit. One of his last posts was in charge of the re factory and infirmary at Loyola Uni versity. The funeral was held from the Church of the Immaculate Con ception, with interment in the Jesuit CAiyiftterv at Grand Coteau, La. Augusta Parishoner Dies at Age of 94 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bracey Was Native of Missouri AUGUSTA, Ga. —Mrs. Mary Eliza beth Bracey, one of the oldest resi dents of Richmond County, died here early in August at the age of 94. Mrs. Bracey was a native of St. Joseph, Mo., and had resided with her daugh ter here for the past several years. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. H. M. Dawson of Augusta and Mrs. An nie Perkins of Los Angeles, Calif., two sons, John of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Dr. L. C. Dorst of North Platte, Neb., twenty-two grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral was held from St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill, the. Rev. John J. Kennedy officiating. Interment was in Pierce Chapel Churchyard. z THE HOLY CROSS Fathers have opened a new novitiate at Dart- mouth, Mass. ST. JOSEPH INFIRMARY GRADUATE NURSE FIRST Miss Dale, Leader in State Examination, to Be Presby terian Missionary in Africa (Special to The Bulletin) ATLANTA, Ga.—In the recent State Board examination for nurses graduated from training schools and seeking to qualify as registered nurses, Miss Lucille Dale of St. Jos eph’s Infirmary, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy here, led with an average of 95 per cent. Miss Dale will engage in missionary work in the Belgian Congo under auspices of the Presbyterian Church. FATHER PAUL McNALLY, S. J., leader of the National Geographic -Georgetown University Eclipse Ex pedition to Kustanai, Soviet Russia, has returned with the expedition; despite unfavorable conditions the expedition brought back important findings. Young Rabbis Score Bigotry in Politics '(By N. C. W. C. News Service) CHICAGO. — A definite stand against the injection of religious prejudice in national politics was taken here at the tenth annual ses sion of the Rabbinical Association of the Hebrew Theological College, at tended by rabbis of orthodox con gregations, all under 40 years of age. A resolution unanimously adopted read: “This conference deeply regrets the racial and religious prejudices have been inserted into the forth coming presidential campaign and calls upon its members to urge that the issues of the campaign be judged aolne on a purely American basis.” In further stressing the stand it has taken Rabbi William Miller, of New' Orleans, chairman of the reso lutions committee stated, that the association would be unsparing in its efforts to battle religious prejudice in politics. RAYMOND BLOOMFIELD Catholic Funeral Director Secretary Sam Greenberg and Co. 95 Forrest Ave. N. E. Atlanta, Ga. MYERS-DICKSON FURNITURE CO. 154-156 WHITEHALL, S. W. ATLANTA “Where Good Furniture Is Not Expensive” For an Electrified Georgia— issssfssss^. Building 1,026 miles of rural elec tric line this year alone, to serve 20,- 000 Georgians in 5,000 homes which never before have enjoyed electric service, this Company is pressing ahead with the first phase of a tre mendous three-year rural electrifica- ,tion program, the largest Georgia has ever known. But the Company cannot build all the lines people want or need — or all the lines we would like to build. We can, however, HELP to’ get these ether lines built, and we WILL do it. Millions of dollars have been ap propriated to the Rural Electrifica tion Administration of the federal government. This money is to be loaned on easy terms to local associa tions, known as cooperatives, whose members will own and operate the rural electric lines serving their homes and farms. It opens up an op portunity for the electrification of certain sections of Georgia which we frankly admit this Company cannot serve, because of its limited funds. This advertisement is published to confirm, in fuller detail, our previous announcement that the Company will give every possible assistance to these cooperatives. ,As the first item of this coopera tion, we intend to see that Georgia gets its full share of this money — FIRST, by assisting local groups in organizing and in making applica tions for REA loans, and, SECOND, when their lines are built, we will aid them in the still more difficult prob lem of operation, if they desire this assistance from us. Many people are hesitant about joining these coopera tives because they frankly doubt that their neighbors — With no experience in such a highly technical busineis — can supply satisfactory electric serv ice. That is one obstacle to the for mation and successful operation off the cooperatives which this Company; can remove, and we will do it for those who desire it. We will place at their disposal our large, trained and experienced organization which has made a reputation for maintaining dependable electric service and has won high acclaim for its speed and skill in restoring service after sleet storms, tornadoes and other calami ties of Nature. In brief, the Georgia Power Com pany will do everything it can do to make a success of the cooperatives operating under the REA plan — in the interest of AN ELECTRIFIED GEORGIA! * A Program o£ Specific Assistance I--PRELIMINARY SURVEYS Services of our trained and experienced engineers are available WITHOUT CHARGE to the cooperatives in making the preliminary surveys that are necessary be fore REA financing can be obtained or construction begun. II-REASONABLE RATES The Company will supply power at wholesale rates to cooperatives desiring our service. Rates covering this class of service already have been filed with and ac cepted by the Georgia Public Service Commission. They have also been indorsed as reasonable by the REA. These rates are practically identical with the low rates now in effect for the wholesale purchase by municipalities of comparable amounts of power. III- MAINTENANCE OF LINES Cooperatives not wishing to bother with the problems and worries of maintaining and repairing their electric lines may turn the job over to this Company. Our or ganization, our equipment and our reputation for doing the job right are made available to them, and we will handle the work for them at ACTUAL COST. IV— APPLIANCE SERVICE AND REPAIR The Company also will take over the job of repairing and maintaining electrical equipment in the homes of members of the cooperatives, if the cooperatives desire this service from us, and we will do it* at ACTUAL COST. V-METER READING AND BILLING The Company also will assume responsibility for reading the meters and billing the customer-members of the cooperatives, if this service is desired. In this ac* tivity the Company will, of course, work under the in structions of the cooperatives and apply the rates they have established. And again our charge will be only the ACTUAL COST. VI-LAST, BUT NOT LEAST-- If this Company has planned, to build a certain rural line of its own, and if by so doing the Company would “skim the cream off the milk” and thereby make it im possible for a cooperative to be formed for the purpose of serving other areas we do not plan to serve, then we will not build that line. Most certainly, we will not place obstacles in the way of the cooperatives and thereby perhaps prevent certain areas from getting any electric service at all. If the line we had planned to build is needed by the cooperative to make its set-up feasible under the REA specifications, then we will relinquish our plans to build that line. These Services—And More! The above definite and - absolutely essential services, we offer now. Other activities, on invitation or request, we are prepared to undertake. We stand ready to give the cooperative phase of rural electrification in Georgia full benefit of our long experience in helping our cus tomers get the very utmost in good from their electric service. For AN ELECTRIFIED GEORGIA, we will do all we can do ourselves. In what we can’t do, that others CAN do, we offer our wholehearted and sincere cooperation. * This cooperation is not, of course, offered to organizations formed solely for the purpose of destructive competition in areas which the Com pany is already serving or is prepared to serve. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY MORE LIGHT, MORE LEISURE, FOR GEORGIA HOMES irrt