The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, January 31, 1963, Image 6

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PACL 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1963 INTRODUCED Migrant Worker Aid Legislation WASHINGTON, (NC)—L. S. has readied a 10-part legisla- Sen. Harrison A. Williams, Jr., tive package designed toaidand of New Jersey announced he protect migratory farm work ers and shortly will introduce it in the Senate. "IT COULD be a Magna Char ter for the mobile serfs of this nation," the Senator told a press conference. He estimated it will cost the Government from five to seven million dollars a year. MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL (fixtuleUio* *1* C&44 (fodMpf FR. WHYTE FR. MALLISON FR. PEACOCK IN WASHINGTON CALL: 428-1545 TO SUBSCRIBE QtEontmt HOTEL • rnuM parking • TV * AIM CONOmOMIN* • FAMOUS MIAMI BUPI>rr • tea a aavKRAoa station* • OOFFII MAKAR. BACH ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address In Atlanta The ten measures would pro vide: financial aid to state pro grams for educational of the mi gratory workers and their children; loans and grants to migrants for housing; grant funds to states for day care centers for migrants’ children; establish a national advisory council on migratory labor; help finance improved sanitary con ditions. Also, establish a voluntary job placement program with minimum standards for terms of employment; require crew leaders to register with the Secretary of Labor and bar them from exploitation of work ers; regulate employment of child labor on farms; extend collective bargaining rights un der the Taft-Hartley Act to mi gratory workers, andcovermi- grant workers under the mini mum wage law with a provision for gradual wage raises to $1.25 per hour. Atlantans Among Marists Ordained Next Sunday For All Your Banking Needs COBB EXCHANGE BANK 1311 ROSWELL ST. MARIETTA, GEORGIA PHONE 428-3351 TAX RETURNS TURNER AUDITING SERVICE 2355 MATHEWS ST, N.E. ATLANTA 19, GA. BROOKHAVEN CE 3-3S84 By Appointment Only Nights and Weekends JUixs '* - * ■ '^atfisl) Kiiui FAMOUS ALL-PURPOSE DRESSING DELICIOUS ON Salads-Meats-Seafood SOLD AT LEADING STORES' The Crypt of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Con ception in Washington, D.C., will be the site on Sunday when Bishop Thomas J. Wade, S.M., former Vicar Apostolic of the North Solomon Islands, ordains to the priesthood eleven young Marist seminarians. Three of these young men are known in the Atlanta area, having grown up and attended school in this city. They are Fr. Patrick H. Mallinson, S.M., Fr. Walter A. Peacock, S.M., and Fr. Edward J. Whyte, S.M., Frs. Mallinson and Peacock, S.M., are native Atlantans; Fr. Whyte’s family has lived here since 1945. PATRICK MALLINSON, the son of the late Charles A. Mal linson and Mrs. Mary Hayes Mallinson of 2173 Essex Ave., S. W., was born in 1936. He grew up in the West End area, attending St. Anthony’s paro chial school through the 8th grade. In 1950, following the exam ple of his uncle, Father Harry T. Hayes, S.M., then pastor of Sacred Heart in Atlanta, and his cousin, Father C. J. Biggers, S.M., he entered the Marist preparatory seminary, St. Mary’s Manor at Penndel, Pa. After high school and junior college at St. Mary’s Ma nor, and a year of prepara tion at the Marist novitiate, Staten Island, N, Y., he pro nounced his religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Society of Mary on September 8, 1957. In 1959, after two years Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C., Fr. Mal linson received his B.A. In phi losophy. The past four years have been spent In the study of theology and scripture at Marist College, Washington, D.C. In Washington forFr. Maliin- son’s ordination will be his mo ther; his brother Joe from St. Leo Abbey, Florida; his uncle, Fr. Harry Hayes, S.M.; his cousin, Fr. C. J. Biggers, S.M., pastor of St. Joseph’s church in Marietta; his sisters, Mrs. R. J. Head of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. R. W. Todd and Mrs, C. /t. Ellsberry, both of At lanta. MARIST A Military Day School for Boys FULLY ACCREDITED • OPERATED BY MARIST FATHERS ANNOUNCES ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS February 16 and 23 Time: 8:45 A.M Openings in Grades 8, 9,10,11 Call the Principal—457-7201—for complete information Fr. Mallinson plans a trip to Atlanta in May to celebrate a Solemn High Mass of thanks giving with his family and friends in his home parish of St. Anthony’s before receiving his first assignment in the mi nistry. WALTER PEACOCK, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Pea cock, Sr., of Sacred Heart Pa rish, was born in 1936. After grade school at Sacred Heart, he attended the old Marist on Ivy Street for three years, and in 1951 left Atlanta to begin his studies for the priesthood at St. Mary’s Manor, Penndel, Pa. He spent a year at the Marist novitiate on Staten Island, N. Y., and was professed a Marist on September 8, 1957. After two years of study at the Catholic University of America in Wa shington, D. C., he received his B.A. in philosophy in 1959. THE LAST four years have been spent studying theology at Marist College in Washing ton and doing summer work in mathematics, physics, and che mistry at Catholic University. Father Peacock expects to re turn to Atlanta in May for a visit with his parents and his first Solemn High Mass at Sa cred Heart Church. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Whyte and family were among the first parishoners to comprise the newly founded parish of St. Tho- 'mas More, with Father Thomas Sheehan as pastor. Father Whyte attended Sacred Heart school for two years. In 1946, Father Whyte’s fa ther died suddenly. Mrs. Whyte decided to take the family to Glasgow, Scotland, where both she and her husband were born. Returning again to this country in 1948, the family came to At lanta and settled in Sacred Heart parish. For two years, Father was a Marist cadet and then de cided to begin his studies for the priesthood, entering St. Mary’s in Pennsylvania. HIS FOUR years of high school and first two years of college were spent at St. Mary’s and in 1956 went to the Marist novitiate on Staten Island. He was professed on September 8, 1957. He received his B.A. In philosophy from the Catholic University of America. For the last four years Fa ther has been at Marist Col lege Washington, pursuing studies in theology and scrip ture. During summers, he has studied music and so ciology at Catholic Universi ty. After the completion of his theological training in May of this year, Father Whyte will come to Atlanta to offer his first Solemn Mass in Sacred Heart Church. SCHOOL APOSTOLATE YCS Organizer Visit To Address Groups Miss Jo Ann Martin, a volun* teer worker on the board of Young Christian Students, ad dressed the CFM groups at the Cathedral of Christ the King last Sunday. Miss Martin discussed the Decatur Faculty Addition Named Sts. Peter & Paul School announced the addition of Sis ter M. Celina, IHM to the fa culty. This brings the num ber of faculty members up to se ven - 5 Sisters and 2 lay teach ers, with Mrs. Dorothy Plfer serving as Secretary to the Principal. Mrs. Charles Milne is manager of the school cafe teria, with the assistance of volunteer mothers to serve the children. The Home & School Associ ation is functioning as a committee of the Auxiliary to co-ordinate the needs of the school. Mrs. E. P. Faust, Jr., Chairman, has organized a group of volunteers to super vise the children on the play ground. UMW Head Dies HAZ ELTON, Pa. (NC)—Re quiem High Mass for Thomas Kennedy, president of the Unit- Mine Workers of America, was offered in St. Gabriel’s church here. Kennedy, a former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, died here (Jan. 19) after a long ill ness. He was 75. structure and purpose of YCS and the possibility of incorpo rating it into the CYO pro gram YCS IS an apostolic group made up of groups which range from sixth grade to senior high school level. It performs as an action group seeking to apply Christian principles learned in the classroom to everyday living. Members of YCS learn to be specialized lay apostles in their formative years - a training which will carry over into their adult life where so much em phasis is on the need for train ed Catholic lay leaders. Young Christian Students meet in small groups weekly or bi-weekly to observe, judge, act on the problems and pres sures they encounter in the class-room, their social life, family life, and community. THE REGULAR program book this year is based on Ma ter et Magistra. Catholic youth must become aware of Christian Social Principles and know how they apply to them personally. Pope Plus XII has said that the personal apostolate is not enough now, If it ever was. There are approximately 25,000 Catholic Students in YCS in the U. S. Miss Martin had been in the diocese of Savannah the previous two weeks. There she spoke to those interested in forming YCS. As yet there are no groups in Georgia. Miss Martin also spoke to groups at St. Pius X, D*You- ville Acadamy, and Marist Col lege. IN ORCHARDS Farmer’s Wife Conducting Unique Migrant Mission STOCKTON, Calif. (NC)— Children of migrant workers are learning about God from a pretty field boss here who holds "Bible school” under the fruit trees on her family farm. Mrs. Frank Lucchetti’s or chard apostolate is linked to the belief that "a farmer is very’ blessed—if not in material things then most assuredly in spiritual blessings.” IT’S A family philosophy that permeates the activities of all five members of the Lucchetti family. The other four are; grower Frank Lucchetti, a native of Stockton who has been an ac tive St. Michael’s parish work er since he and his wife bought their 34 - acre ranch 19 years ago; Raymond, 19, named "most outstanding” Newman Club re ligious chairman at Stockton College, now at Sacramento State College; David, 17, all- around athlete at St. Mary’s High School; and Ralph, 9, who attends St. Mary of the As sumption School, and is also learning to be an altar boy. ITALIAN-BORN Cristina Maria (Ina) Lucchetti typifies the family’s love of the land and its apostolic energy. She is community social chairman of the Stockton Diocese’s National Council of Catholic Women, Ca tholic rural life chairman of the San Joaquin County Council NCCW, and San Joaquin county chairman for the Catholic Mi grant Mission Program (CA MMP). She says she feels "most suited” for the latter post be cause "my work with the chil dren of our migrant workers has been a great blessing to me, and I thank God I worked help ing my husband in the orchards so I could feel and see the great needs.” INA, Lucchetti’s actual asso ciation in the fields with mi grant workers is related to the situation of the small farmer. She said: "It isn’t because we’re bad farmers—it’s because ex penses are so great and the income is so low that if we, the wives, didn't give an assist, we wouldn’t be able to stay in the farming business for long. "Why do we work so hard to stay in this business even though at times it isn’t the easiest way of life? It’s because the pride and joy in being your own boss—having your own land, li ving the way you want in this great country, and helping and watching the good earth pro duce food for yourselves and hu manity—is very rewarding in deed.” BECAUSE of this belief, Ina dons jeans during the picking season, hurries off to an ear ly Mass at St. Michael’s, then Is back at the ranch to serve as field boss-assigning workers to the trees, checking to see if the fruit is picked properly, keeping the books for paychecks and devoting some time daily to her "Bible school" In the or chards. The unique apostolate began eight years ago when she told a farm worker’s child to "offer up to God” what he felt was an undeserved spanking from his parent. "Who is God?" the child ask ed. "You mean like goddam mit?’’ "I WAS chilled to the bone,” said Mrs. Lucchetti. "I couldn’t believe it. So then and there I wondered how many of the chil dren didn’t know about God.” Having just completed a Con fraternity of Christian Doctrine teacher training class, she de cided that while she was working in the orchards she would also give the workers’children some religious instruction. Most of the 20,000 field work ers in the Stockton area for the peach and cherry harvests come from Southern states. Although most are not Catholics, few ob jected to the Bible stories and instruction that Ina Lucchetti gave their children as they ga thered. about her under the trees. I THE "BIBLE school”—cou pled witlmthe personal Interest the Lucchettis take in the pick ers—has brought some families back to the ranch year after year. "People say they keep coming back because the chil dren want to go where the lady tells them about God," said Ina. The workers return for other reasons, too, for the Lucchettis have a realistic approach to the sometimes dificult pro blem, of grower-farm worker relations. With housing the big gest problem, they try to find places for the majority of their pickers, even putting them up at Ina’s mother’s home when necessary. The Archdiocesan com mission on Christian unity met in the assembly room of the Sacred Heart Rectory on January 22. Very Reverend Fa ther Vincent Brennan S.M., Ch airman, welcomed Archbishop Hallinam on behalf of the mem •bers Father Brennan announced that a number of speaking en gagements have been filled by members of the commission and that invitations for speakers on the subject of Christian unity continue to be received from civic as well as religious gro ups. THE ARCHBISHOP spoke informally about his ex periences at the second Vati can council and listed the ac complishments of the First two month session. He pointed out that there were 2,300 bishops in attendance.This is the largest body of men ever assembled for Letislative purposes. Setting the council In motion was no mean accomplishment. Some sixty countries were represented in the preparatory commissions which prepared the Schemata from which the Bishops worked, The Arch bishop said. This was a demonstration of the Universality of the Catholic Church. ARCHBISHOP Hallinan ex plained that the bishops elected twenty five members from among their own number to each of the commissions. The me mbers of these commissions were charged with the duty of formulating recommendations to be presented to the entire assembly for approval, and every Bishop had the right to speak on the recommendations. ON TITHING DUBUQUE, Iowa (NC) — Archbishop James J. Byren of Dubuque is a clergyman who believes in practicing what he preaches, even though It may hurt. In a recent message to Cath olics of northerstern Iowa, Archbishop Byrne recom mended serious consideration of the practice of tithing— the giving of a tenth of one’s Musial Gets Award BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC) — St. Louis Cardinals star Stan Musial received the Catholic Athlete of the Year award at the 19th annual dinner of the Fathers' Guild of Brooklyn Prep, a Jesuit secondary school. The guild also ac claimed Dartmouth College linebacker Don McKinnon the Catholic collegiate football player of the year. WEIGHING and picking re cords are kept iserpulously "We treat our workers fairly and justly,” Mrs. Lucchetti said, "and they trust us.” Quick to condemm abuses of farm workers, she pointed out that such abuses are often the fault of foremen—not growers. "The majority of the field workers are good, kind people whose main difficulty is an ina bility to know how to use the money they earn during a sea son,” she said. "They are of ten tempted to blow the pay- check on unessentials rather than necessities." Free debate was engaged in v This manifestation of the Ch urch in action was a revelation to the Protestant observers at tending the council who had somehow had an image of the Catholic Church as a "push button church”. These men were official re presentatives of their re spective churches, the Arch bishop said. They were attending by special invitation. They were purely observers without voice or vote, but everything was done to make them welcome. They had the best seats in the house. Noted theologians were at their service to assist them in tran slating and interpreting the proceedings. The Holy Father was solicitous for their com fort. They were given a new light on the Catholic Church. Former Resident Elected Prexy Dr. Thomas Coffee, formerly a resident of Forest Park, Georgia, was elected president of the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the American Ca tholic Sociological Society at the chapter’s recent organiza tional meeting on the campus of St. John’s University, Jamai ca, New York. Dr. Coffee is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences there. A member of the American Sociological Association, the Population Association of America, he is listed in the pu blication, American Men of Science. Dr. Coffee’s mother, Mrs. P. D. Coffee, makes her home in Forest Park, Ga. Preaches income to church and charitable causes. AT FIVE area clergy con ferences held recently, the Du buque prelate announced "a de cision that really takes a lot of nerve to make," as he put It. "I have decided,” the Arch bishop stated, ”to begin a tit hing program of my own by allowing one priest from the archbiocese to go to mission work in Latin America every time I ordain a tenth priest for our needs here.” Two priests of the Dubuque archdiocese have already been released for overseas service. Father John P. Smith, a native of Dyersville, is in charge of a parish in Oruro, Bolivia. Fa ther Raymond C. Herman, a na tive of Brandon, will fly to Coc habamba, Bolivia, on February 22 to take up Spanish studies preparatory* to a pastoral assi gnment in that country. HEARS ARCHBISHOP Christian Unity Commission Prelate Practices What He