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PAGE 6 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1963
IN BASEBALL
Catholic Profiles
BY RONDEL
“A sarcastic hitter who looks one way and hits the ball the
other," thats the description of Sill Skowron.
Recently acquired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after spending
eight years with the New York Yankees, Skowron is perhaps the
most noted streak hitter in the major leagues.
"Moose" as he if referred to by fans and teammates alike,
is a gentle, well mannered athlete who has been plagued by in
juries throughout his career.
A former football
sturdily built Initial
star at Purdue University, Skowron is a
sacker who has had a history of curious
injuries. Moose stands 6* and
tips the scales at 200 and for
many years was a major cog in
the Yankees AL dominance.
In 1959 Skowron Injured his
back while lifting an air condi
tioner at his home. Later on in
the same season he was injured
in a collision at first base. The
back condition has remained and
Skowron plays everyday while wearing a corset which keeps it
intact.
LAST season, while playing only 140 games for the Bombers,
Skowron slammed 23 four-masters and accounted for 80 ribees.
At 32 the cool-tempered ex-Yankee has at least five or six good
seasons ahead of him. Once he gets used to the National League
style of play, Skowron will be a big asset to his one-time arch
rivals.
Raw power is one of Bill’s greatest assets. He hits homeruns
on pitches that were meant to jam him. He also hits homers with
amazing consistency to rightfield, even though he is a right
handed hitter.
Skowron is so powerful that on two separate occasions last
season he hit inside pitches for homeruns, to rightfield! Bill
and his power helped the Yanks kayo Milwaukee nemesis Lew
Burdette in the '58 World Series, as he led series swatters
in homeruns.
THE FATHER of two young sons, Skowron is a throwback to
the oldtime ballplayers. He brings his glove and comes to play.
He seldom gripes over an umpires call and has never been
evicted from a ballgame.
When he plays regularly, Skowron is a valuable asset to any
team. His bat can spell the difference between winning and
losing. Moose is at his best in the clutch. He is what the ball
players call a "money player.”
Though he will probably never be a great fielder, Skowron is
more than adequate. He works hard on improving his fielding,
and is very dedicated to the game.
BILL punishes himself in efforts to improve his fielding on low,
one-bounce, errant throws. Hours upon hours he has infielders
and coaches hit and throw balls to him. Many times he exhausts
not only himself, but his coaches, and fellow ballplayers.
When notified of his trade to the Dodgers, Bill did not rant or
rave, or take nasty swipes at the Yankee management as some
ballplayers might, he took it all in stride.
HE REACTED as few would, and expressed hope that the trade
would be beneficial to both clubs. He thanked the Yankee organiza
tion for the benefits he had received in ten years, and wished the
team the best of luck. He then quietly packed his bags and slipped
out of the Yankee dressing room.
Perhaps he will be back in Yankee stadium someday, maybe
even this year, for he may help the Dodgers win the NL pennant.
If he does you can bet that when he returns against his old team
mate* he will be all business.
NEED: YOUNG LAYMEN
Credit Unions Can Help
In African Apostolate
GAINESVILLE CHILDREN attending the vacation catechical school mark its closing with Bene
diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament held on the lawn of St. Michael’s Church in this city.
AT DAHLONEGA
Northeast Deanery
Meeting Of NCCW
St. Luke’s Parish in Dah-
lonega served as host parish for
the second meeting of the North
east Deanery Council last week
with Mrs. Jesse Jackson of St.
Michael’s, Gainesville, presid
ing. Copies of the constitution
were distributed and several
by-laws were revised.
Mrs, George Gunning gave a
resume of Mrs. Mary Perkins
Ryan’s presentation of "The
Mass - the Center of Our
Lives.’’ Mrs. Edward P. Faust,
Jr., newly elected president of
the ACCW, was introduced and
the new slate of officers for the
Northeast Deanery was accept
ed as presented. They include
Mrs. Herbert Mallon (Immacu
late Heart of Mary)*President;
Mrs . J. N. Hickock (St. Tho
mas More)* Vice-President;
Mrs. Chas. Weiser (St. Jo
seph’s, Athens), Treasurer;
ST. BERNADETTE’S
Mrs. Violet Smith (Our Lady
of the Assumption), Recording
Secretary.
FATHER Leonard Spang-
ers, Pastor of St. Luke's, re
quested the Northeast Deanery
to adopt the following resolu
tion; Resolved, that Northeast
Deanery of ACCW, in memory
of Pope John XXIII, strive to
bring his message of Chris
tian brotherhood to all of our
seperated brethren.
A luncheon, served by the
ladies of St. Luke's Council,
preceded an inspiring talk on
"The Christian W'oman” by Fa
ther Bond of Glenmary. Bene
diction in St. Luke's Chapel fol
lowed a tour of the reconstruc- •
tion of the former Dahlonega
Presbyterian Church which will
serve as St. Luke’s Catholic Ch
urch when completed.
Cedartown Altar
Society Election
New officers for the coming
year of St. Bernadette's Altar
Society, of Cedartown, were
elected at the regular monthly
meeting on Monday evening.
President, Mrs.
drews; V. Pres.,
Ernest An-
Mrs. Mary
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WASHINGTON, D. C. (RNS)-
Speaking at a Mass for dele
gates to the World Food Con
gress here, Auxiliary Bishop
Phillip M. Hannan of Washing
ton called for a coordinated
effort to solve the pressing pro
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Delegates from some 50
nations attended the Mass at
St. Matthew’s Cathedral. The
Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi, A-
postolic Delegate to the Uni
ted States, was the celebrant.
"In view of the rapidly grow
ing world population, providing
daily bread for the human fa
mily tomorrow becomes a chal
lenge of such gravity that the
collaboration of all mankind is
needed," Bishop Hannan de
clared.
Underdeveloped countries
which are having a hard time
proving even bare subsistence
account for three-fifths of the
world’s population, he noted.
"These countries, posses
sing less skill and social or
ganization for increasing food
production are the very coun
tries where population growth
is most accelerated," Bishop
Hannan said.
He urged delegates to the in
ternational conference to trans
fer their statistical concepts
into "human terms of crying
babies, anguished parents, dis
turbed homes, ceaseless social
unrest, civil strife, and the
seeds of war.”
Calling attention to the food
surpluses in such countries as
the United States, he said it
is "most imperative" that na
tions with abundant production
"join hands to launch a World
Food program,"
THE ELECTION of officers
for the year 1963-1964 was held
by the Knights of Columbus
Council No. 4420, South Atlan
ta, on June 4. The following will
take office as of July 1; Grand
Knight, Mario Moscardelli
(shown above); Deputy Grand
Knight, Edmond Schattle; Chan
cellor, George Ashworth; Re
corder, Charles Gardner;
Treasurer, V. A. Vuchetich;
warden, Donald Kurtz; Inside
Guard, Henry Richardl; Out
side Guard, John Schilling; Ad
vocate, Harry Rowe; Trustee
(three years), Herbert Fox.
Memorial
service for
Memorial services for the
late Pope John XXIII were
held in St. Paul’s Episcopalian
Cathedral, Boston--
ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA
(NC)—Christianity has lost the
first round in the social strug
gle being waged in Africa but
could win the second in five
years through a concentration on
selective training of manpower.
The estimate was made by
Father Paul Crane, S.J. head
of Claver House, London, Eng
land, a citizenship training
school for Africans. He came
here for liaison work with the
Coady International Institute of
St. Francis Xavier University
after completing a close study
of conditions in nine African
countries.
THE Catholic Church has
failed to concentrate on de
velopment of young laymen for
social and political leadership
in African countries, Father
Crane said during an interview.
He said there is no doubt
the Catholic Church will sur
vive in Africa, but "it is really
a question of the extent to which
it can influence a changing so
ciety—whether it will survive
inside or outside the sacristy
has to be determined."
African authoritarianism on a
one-party basis poses a greater
threat than communism among
Africa nations, Father Crane
said. There are two revolutions
in African, political and com
munistic, he said. Communists
are utilizing social changes as
the equivalents of communism,
he said. They begin their efforts
when a country gains indepen
dence and its spirit is changing.
"THIS must be met with a
positive, Christian - inspired
revolution," Father Crane said,
"Since most of the countries
involved are largely agricul
tural, the credit union must be
a main instrument because it
will encourage mutual trust and
responsibility, and cooperative
endeavors should follow in due
course."
Father Crane recalled the
story of Father John McNulty,
W.F., who was working In nor
thern Ghana In 1955. The White
Father established credit
unions entirely by correspon
dence with the late Msgr. M.J.
MacKinnon here. By 1959 he had
in operation a credit union of
500 members with 6,000 pounds
($4,800) paid up capital; "co
ops’* for transportation, mill
ing, and housing. His people
were able to pay their share
toward a government ambulance
service. Father McNulty now
has programs for five groups
with some 40,000 pounds in paid
up capital.
Father Crane has studied
conditions in Uganda, Kenya,
Tanganyika, Basutoland, North
ern and Southern Rhodesia,
Ghana, Nigeria and Nyas aland.
"The strongest emotional
force in Africa today is nation
alism. It will not necessarily
culminate in independence, but
will go on to a major revolu
tion," he said.
THOUSANDS between the
ages of 16 and 30 are unem
ployed in Africa, he said, and
have nothing to contribute but
discontent.
"They are the stuff of which
revolutions are made," said
Father Crane. He said the re
volution would be the brainchild
of a small group who would
merely make use of the vast
pool of unemployed.
Father Crane said the Peace
Corps material was first-class
but the movement lacked a
spiritual philosophy and always
would be suspect because it was
under government sponsorship.
He said programs of aid should
be independent if they are to
succeed.
Father Crane began work
among London’s unemployed in
1931, later was graduated from
London's School of Economics,
became associated with the Ca
tholic Social Guild at Oxford
in 1944 and remained active
until 1959. During that time he
gained a worldwide reputation
for attacking social problems.
In 1960 he established Claver
House in a converted hotel with
funds raised by the White Fa
thers in Germany.
Negro Addresses
Methodist Group
MACON, GA. (RNS)— For the
first time since the Civil War,
a Negro minister addressed an
annual meeting of the South
Georgia Methodist Conference.
Dr. Harry Richardson, pre
sident of the Interdeno
minational Theological Center,
Atlanta, received an ovation
following his talk in which he
said the church was the "only
place left where the oppressed
can make their pleas."
Murphy; Secretary, Mrs. Lio
nel J. Jarvis; Treasurer, Mrs.
J. E. McBride.
During the business meet
ing, plans were completed to
entertain the members of the
First Communion Class, and it
was also voted to have a Christ
mas Sale the first week of De
cember.
Guests for the meeting were,
Sister Mary Annette, R.S.M. of
Sacred Heart School, Augusta,
Ga., and Sister Mary Rosaril
R.S.M. of Our Lady of the As
sumption School, Atlanta.
The program consisted of a
question and answer period,
conducted by the Rev. Sisters
on the dally routine of a nun
in a convent. The new presi
dent thanked Mrs. Edward Wo-
lenski, the retiring president
for her devoted efforts in the
welfare of the church activi
ties. The closing prayer was
given by Rev. Richard Mor
row, pastor of St. Bernadette's
Catholic Church.
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