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PAGE 3—The Georgia Bulletin, July 20,1978
Glenmary’s On The Go!
This summer, for the 24th year, college and high school
men are working in 10 of the 12 states served by Glenmary
Home Missioners, extending the ministry of the Church in small
towns and remote backroads communities.
The men come from 30 states and the District of Columbia,
64 dioceses, 55 colleges or universities, and 53 high schools.
They perform many kinds of jobs. They run Bible schools,
in churches and chapels, on back porches, in a clean-swept bam
or under a shady tree. Working with children is a good way to
reach parents. The priests and Brothers of Glenmary have found
this true, and so do the volunteers.
In Sylvania, Georgia volunteers are training and instructing
mentally retarded students, age six to 60, at the Jenkins County
Training Center. Another project in this mission is a Feed-a-Kid
program, which provides cultural and sports activities for poor
children, mostly black, and a noon meal.
In southwest Virginia volunteers are walking door-to-door
on a religious canvass, searching for the 60 percent of the
county population that is unchurched and inviting them to visit
the local Catholic church.
Dozens of hard-up families are being assisted. A dilapidated
housetrailer that is home for a family of six in Eastern
Kentucky already has a one-room addition that provides more
space for four lively children.
Joe Feeley is grateful to the volunteers for coming to his
aid. Joe logs for a sawmill. His pay is at the bottom of the wage
scale. It’s a struggle to feed and clothe four boys and a girl. Joe
has never got $50 ahead. Still, last spring he bought a house.
The land is only marginal and the house was little more. He
bought the property with sheer nerve and the help of an FHA
loan at 1 percent, the very lowest interest available.
Although anxious to fix up the house, Joe simply didn’t
know how. Volunteers, led by Brother Bob Hoffman, did the
job. They applied new siding, installed new walls and windows
and a bathroom, and rewired the house.
The summer experience will liekly have a lasting effect on
the volunteers. One student said, “I learned that everyone isn’t
like me and that I’ve got to accept them as they are. Also I’m
not a hero because I gave a little of myself.”
The men are learning firsthand how some people have been
short-changed in basic necessities. And they are learning what a
missioner does in Appalachia and the South. They come to
realize that the priests and Brothers of Glenmary cannot
minister to all the spiritual and physical needs of Mission Land,
U.S.A., and that team work and mutual support are required.
Glenmary Home Missioners, founded in 1939 to establish
the Catholic Church in rural America, minister in 84 counties.
More than 100 priests and Brothers staff 37 rural or small town
parishes and 51 satellite missions.
THOMAS REUTER of Atlanta was among the
400 college volunteers working in a summer service
program sponsored by Glenmary Home Missioners.
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CHAPLAIN OF THE DAY -
Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan was
a visitor to the Georgia House of
Representatives to serve as Chaplain of
the Day. The archbishop was invited by
Representative Charlie Carnes (left) of
Atlanta and was greeted by Tom
Murphy, Speaker of the House.
Conference On Families Postponed
WASHINGTON (NC) -
The White House Conference
on Families, which has been
hurt by resignations of two
key staff members and
affected by charges that it
was improperly influenced by
the Catholic Church, has been
postponed until an
unspecified date in 1981. The
conference was originally
scheduled for December
1979.
Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano cited staffing
problems in announcing the
delay.
U.S. Catholic Conference
officials who are following
the White House Conference
have denied all charges that
they acted improperly.
Father Donald Conroy,
USCC representative for
family issues and staff
director for the Catholic
Committee on the White
House Conference on
Families, a coalition of
Catholic groups, said: “I’m
disappointed at the
delay . . . but I’m still
encouraged that it’s a delay
and not a cancelation. I still
think a quality White House
Conference can come off and
we’ll do our part to
cooperate.”
The White House
Conference’s most serious
problems surfaced when the
conference chairman and
executive director-designate
resigned two weeks before
Califano announced the
delay. The HEW press office
said the search for a new
chairman and staff is
continuing.
Wilbur Cohen, a former
HEW secretary, resigned as
chairman for health reasons.
Cohen, 64, had been heavily
involed in conference
planning and was expected to
play a very active role in
running the conference.
Patricia Fleming, a
member of Califano’s staff,
resigned as executive
director-designate when she
was told she would have to
share her job with a
Co-director who was a white,
male, Catholic from an intact
family. Ms. Fleming is black,
divorced and the mother of
three teen-age children.
Shortly before Ms.
Fleming’s resignation, Father
Andrew Greeley charged in a
column syndicated in secular
newspapers that Califano was
“incredibly inept” for naming
a divorced woman to head
the conference.
The American Civil
Liberties Union, the National
Women’s Polticial Caucus and
the Women’s Lobby accused
Califano of caving in to
pressure from the Catholic
Church.
But Monsignor Francis
Lally, USCC secretary for
social development and world
peace and chairman of a
coalition of Catholic groups
following the conference,
denied that the Catholic
Church had either formally or
informally opposed Ms.
Fleming.
A spokesman for
Califano denied that
Greeley’s column was a factor
in Califano’s decision to seek
a co-director.
Several black groups also
charged that the Catholic
Church wanted to focus on
problems of middle-class,
intact families to the
exclusion of poor and
single-parent families.
Robert Hill, research
director of the National
Urban League, said “I don’t
believe the demand was made
for the appointment of a
co-director just because Mrs.
Fleming is divorced, I believe
it was made because she is
black.”
Father Conroy said
Catholics wanted the White
House Conference to deal
with the problems of both
intact and single-parent
families. He said the pastoral
plan on family ministry
approved by the National
Conference of Catholic
Bishops at its May general
meeting dealt with the needs
of both types of families.
He said the USCC had
welcomed the change in the
name of the conference from
the White House Conference
on the Family to the White
House Conference on
Families because the new
name reflected a recognition
that there is no single model
for a family in American
society.
Stuart Eizenstat,
President Jimmy Carter’s
chief domestic adviser, denied
the White House had been
pressured by Catholics or
anyone else concerning Ms.
Fleming’s marital status.
BY TERESA DENNON
John Kratzer was special.
His teamates on the William
and Mary basketball team
knew it. His coach knew it.
So did his family, friends,
former teachers, spiritual
advisors: everyone who was
touched by his life, and on
May 18, 1978, by his death
from cancer.
John was a born leader.
In only two years at Tucker
High School he became a
basketball star, was elected
Admiral of the Anchor Club
(he was an accomplished
sailor as well as a basketball
player), and was selected as a
WSB “Great Young
American.” His classmates
thought enough of him to
name him “Mr. Tucker High
School” in his senior year.
Following high school,
John won a four year athletic
scholarship to William and
Mary College. His teamates
recall him as the team jester.
His high spirits were an
inspiration to the other
players when things weren’t
going well. His cheerfulness
and joking almost instantly
earned him the nickname
“the Kraze,” which his
friends still use when they
remember him. Over and
over, they recall his courage
and cheerfulness as he faced
and fought his two-year
battle with cancer, which
began' following his
sophomore year at William
and Mary College.
Despite painful
treatments, John continued
as a star player on his team
during his junior year.
Although unable to
participate in the games
during his senior year, his
teamates named him captain
for the 1977-1978 season.
Though he was unable to play
at all, he attended practices,
sat on the bench during
games, and traveled with the
team, asking only one thing
of the players he led: “Don’t
treat me any differently now
than you did before this
happened.”
His teamate, John
Lowenhaupt, credited John
for William and Mary’s 9-1
record during the ‘77-‘78
season: “We look at the gifts
we have - we’re more aware
of them because they were
taken away from him for
awhile.” But his friends, his
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head coach, and his family
are grateful to John for much
more than a winning
basketball season.
Lowenhaupt remarked of
John’s attitude toward his
illness: “He hasn’t been
depressed, so no one else has
the right to handle it any less
than he does.”
John’s coach, Bruce
Parkhill, spoke of the last few
days before John’s death: “I
have never encountered such
strength and character. John
was totally prepared for what
lay ahead. He was so at ease
and exhibited a peace of
mind that made us all
stronger.” And John’s father
summed it up best when he
said of him, “He taught us
how to live, and now he has
taught us how to die.”
John’s parents, Tom and
Mary Kratzer, are members of
Holy Cross parish. They recall
John’s decision to forego
extensive and possibly life
prolonging chemotherapy
treatment last March in order
to spend some time with his
friends at William and Mary.
A sports writer described
John at the time of this visit:
“the smile, the ability to
make people laugh, and his
unpredictable antics were still
very much there.”
John explained to his
friends that he had prayed for
guidance when he learned of
his disease, and was able to
find positive answers to the
inevitable question “Why
me?” He told them to grow
from what happened to him,
to gain strength from it,
rather than feeling bitterness
or anger. Sports writer Bob
Sheeran said the visit “left an
indelible impression on
everyone of the young man’s
courage.”
John planned his own
funeral. The service, the
songs, and the prayers were
hopeful and happy, not sad.
His Christian hope and faith
in God survived him with full
strength. As Bob Sheeran
said, “When you think of
John Kratzer, remember the
smile. He wouldn’t want it
any other wav.”
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LEE J. ROACH
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Lee Roach, 43, is a captain for Delta Air Lines, having
moyed to the Atlanta area and joined the company in 1961 as a
second officer (flight engineer).
Lee’s concern for Fulton County government reforms
manifested Itself' years ago when he spearheaded a recall
movement against two Fulton Commission incumbents, followed
by a 19 74 race for one of their seats. As a heretofore unknown
private citizen, Lee finished a close second to the incumbent in a
field of five candidates, but a federal court order prevented a
runoff.
As a resident of Fulton County, Lee is a member of local
Chambers of Commerce, a former trustee of the Community
Planning Council of Sandy Springs and its Land Use Committee,
a member of the South Fulton Citizens Alliance and a member
of the Optimist Club of Old Campbell.
In 1957 Lee joined the U.S. Navy and was assigned to
Glynco in Brunswick, Georgia, for airship pilot training,
receiving his officer’s commission and Navy wings in 1958.
Active service included training in anti-submarine warfare,
communications, tactics and weapons. As a squadron
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Lee is married to the former Natalie Jane Oster and they
have four children. Patricia, 18; Michael, 15; Christopher, 6, and
5-year-old Theresa. The family attends St. Jude the Apostie
Church, where Lee is an usher.
Before making his home in Georgia 19 years ago, Lee
attended Fordham University and New York State Agricultural
and Technical Institute, graduating in automotive and diesel
engineering.
Lee was elected in a special election in March 1977 and
sworn into office April 6, 1977 to fill the unexpired term of
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to serve as Tax Assessor. He is presently running for re-election
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His qualifications are:
• Practicing Attorney and Partner in the Law Firm of Drew and
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Educated in the Public School System of DeKalb County and
Life-Long Resident of DeKalb County.
• Graduate of the University of Georgia and Emory Law School.
• Lt. Colonel in the United States Army Reserve.
p Instructor in the Command & General Staff College.
• Member of the Georgia Bar Association.
• Board Member of Ga. Cooperative Services for the Disabled.
• Member of President Carter’s Committee for Hire the Handicapped.
• Adjunct Professor at DeKalb College.
• Active in the Adopt a Family Christmas Program Sponsored by
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• Member of Atlanta First Church of the Nazarene.
• Married to Nancylee Drew, a faculty member of DeKalb College.
• Resides at 3970 Briaridge Circle, with his Wife and 2 Children.
JIM DREW
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• Favors Increasing the Homestead Exemption and Racing Limits
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• Supports Disclosure of All Public Officials Salaries and Benefits in
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• Supports Open Government, Opposes Closed Door Meetings with
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• Demands Efficiency and Austerity in Your County Government
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• Favors county work being awarded low bidder.
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