E1098 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 25, 2005 Most everywhere you look in Hartsville, wrong message when they look to us and see and Bishop Baraga Central High School in there are touches of Eleanor: Fred’s the Dollar the precedents that we are setting. For ex- Marquette. In 1968, he was appointed Super- Store, Subway, Trey Park, the Gazebo, the ample, when Venezuelan officials were re- intendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese cently criticized for adopting a restrictive 1800’s train depot, the amenities around the new media law, they immediately cited a of Marquette and three years later was ap- courthouse, and the Living History Museum. ruling that sentenced a Rhode Island jour- pointed Superintendent of Catholic Education Eleanor continues to work tirelessly to make nalist to six months house arrest for refusing focusing on not only Catholic schools but also Hartsville an even better place to live. to divulge a source. As is evident from Ven- for all religious education throughout the Dio- Currently, Eleanor stays busy teaching ezuela, instances such as these are bound to cese. Seniorcize Class twice a week, hosting a radio weaken freedom of press in other countries, Throughout his 50 years of ministry, Father show each Friday, and writing a weekly col- where reporters are already more frequently Gauthier has held many positions in the umn. forced to cooperate in government investiga- church. He was the Director of Evangelization The Trousdale READS program was formed tions. The last thing we need is for inter- and served as Secretary, Treasurer and then national journalists to be questioning our earlier this year to promote learning and over- dedication to upholding free speech guaran- as President of the Priests’ Council. He was a sees the distribution of books from the Dolly teed in the U.S. Constitution. member and President of the Priest Personnel Parton Imagination Library. The program pro- We must do something to remedy this situ- Board and also a member of the Diocesan vides a free book each month to every child ation that is making honest journalism and Reconciliation Board. He spent several terms under age 5 in the county. I can think of no true confidential sources a thing of the past. on the St. Joseph’s Association for Priest Re- better way to honor Eleanor, than to do so in The administration and judiciary should ex- tirement and was also a consultant to the a way which benefits Trousdale County. I wish ercise greater discretion in requiring report- Bishop. Eleanor and her family continued success. ers to reveal their sources so that journalists Although Father Gauthier is retired now, he and every American can regain their con- f fidence in the First Amendment’s protection. continues to help parishes and serve his faith. He continues his 30th year as Director of the f PROTECT FIRST AMENDMENT Propagation of the Faith, Director of the Holy FATHER LAWRENCE T. GAUTHIER Childhood Association, the Home Mission and HON. JIM McDERMOTT 50TH ORDINATION ANNIVERSARY in 2000 he was assigned as the Catholic Re- OF WASHINGTON lief Services Director. Once again for the third IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. BART STUPAK year, Father Gauthier has been assigned to Wednesday, May 25, 2005 OF MICHIGAN represent the senior priests of the dioceses on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Priests’ council. Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I, like Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- Wednesday, May 25, 2005 many, believe that the First Amendment is atives to join me in thanking Father Lawrence currently under attack. Yesterday I attended a Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to T. Gauthier for his service to the Holy Catholic forum titled ‘‘Media Bias and the Future of pay tribute to an outstanding man of faith, Fa- Church and his tireless dedication to the value Freedom of Press.’’ I’d like to submit to the ther Lawrence T. Gauthier. On June 4th, of education and involvement in his faith com- RECORD the statement that I distributed there 2005, Father Gauthier will celebrate the 50th munity. Beyond the incredible credentials, yesterday, as well as the Freedom of Informa- anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Fa- leadership roles and accomplishments that tion request that I filed with the Department of ther Gauthier’s contribution to the Catholic span his lifetime, Father Gauthier has shown Justice. Church and his faith has touched so many in unwavering commitment to the people he has I’d like to call attention to an issue of ex- Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and beyond. served. He has truly done God’s work through treme and growing importance: an alarming Father Gauthier’s has focused on education his teachings and as a role model for parish- trend in the dilution of First Amendment throughout his entire life. Born to Leo and rights regarding freedom of the press. Today ioners. reporters are being compelled to reveal their Margaret Gauthier on February 26, 1929 in f confidential sources—or else face jail time Marquette, Michigan, he attended grade and/or stiff fines. Prosecutors are insisting school in the Catholic school of Marquette. In HONORING THE TOWN OF MILLRY, upon this and judges are backing up their de- 1949, he studied at the Salvatorian Minor ALABAMA, ON THE OCCASION OF mands by ordering reporters to testify and Seminary and St. Francis Major Seminary in ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY provide confidential information. This is Wisconsin, earning his Bachelor of Arts in Phi- turning the news media into an investigative losophy in 1951. He then went on to complete HON. JO BONNER arm of the judicial system and a research four years of theology at St. John’s Provincial tool of the government—exactly the opposite OF ALABAMA of what it is supposed to be. The increasing Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On June 4th, 1955 at St. Peter Cathedral, pressure on journalists will most certainly Wednesday, May 25, 2005 lead to a decline in investigative reporting, Bishop Thomas L. Noa, D.D. ordained Father threatening freedom of press and the public’s Lawrence T. Gauthier as a priest of the Holy Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to need, and right, to know. Catholic Church. Although he had obtained a honor the Town of Millry, Alabama, on the oc- This trend is not just talk, although major goal in his career, he continued to pur- casion of the 100th anniversary of its found- anecdotally, the past few years document sue his education. In 1960, Father Gauthier ing. the greatest assault on source confiden- attended Catholic University where he earned Millry was founded on June 2, 1905, incor- tiality in the U.S. in decades. Hard evidence porated in 1921, and the community’s first and more specific statistics are being sought his Masters Degree in school administration so that this issue can be brought to the at- and counseling. From 1965–1973 he under- election was held in 1922. Millry derived its tention of the nation without room for dis- took post graduate studies in his hometown of name from ‘‘Mill Creek,’’ which ran almost di- pute. In fact, in an effort to uncover statis- Marquette at Northern Michigan University in rectly through the center of the town and was tics that the government is unwilling to dis- Education Systems. He also studied at Mount a resource which contributed heavily to the close, I have just filed a Freedom of Informa- Mary College in Cincinnati, Ohio and Catholic community’s development. Millry also took its tion (FOI) request to the Department of Jus- University in Washington, D.C. in the field of name from the two grist mills and the saw mill tice, asking for access to and copies of Religious Education. located on the creek’s fast-flowing waters. Set- records which show the number of subpoenas tlers who came to the Millry area were at- requested, as well as the number of sub- As a priest, Father Gauthier has dedicated poenas authorized, in order to obtain infor- his entire life and career to the church. He tracted to the fishing at the state lake, the mation from, or about, members of the news served as administrator of two missions in the beautiful scenery of the stands of tall pine media in the years 2001–2004. I believe this in- diocese and also as pastor at Nativity Parish trees, and the green pastures. formation will prove that my concerns with in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Michael’s Parish in The first schools were run in local homes or the First Amendment go farther than just Marquette and St. Louis the King Parish in in available buildings. In the early 1900s, a anecdotes. As soon as I obtain this informa- Marquette. small school served by three teachers was tion, I will release it to the public, as I feel During those years in the church, he contin- constructed. Later, a two-story school building it will be very eye-opening. The protection of freedom of the press is a ued his devotion to education by spending the was constructed in 1920, with the first grad- central pillar of our democracy, and sharing greater part of his priestly ministry in the field uating class marching in 1929. Additionally, in information with the public is imperative in of Catholic Education serving as principal of those early days, there was only a single a nation with these strong democratic tradi- Loretto Central High School in Sault Ste. church of the Methodist denomination which tions. Other countries are being sent the Marie, Holy Name High School in Escanaba was built in 1910.

VerDate jul 14 2003 06:34 May 26, 2005 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A25MY8.042 E25PT1 May 25, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1099 The Alabama, Tennessee, and Northern in the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 up his gear and set out through the black (AT&N) Railroad was initially supposed to run Account. muddy waters to save the stranded divers. near the town of Healing Springs, a thriving f It took Hammerberg five hours to free the resort area near Millry. However, Mr. Pettus, first diver. George Fuller, who had been the owner of the resort, refused to grant a MEMORIAL DEDICATION IN HONOR pinned by a steel plate, shook Hammerberg’s right-of-way through his property for the rail- OF OWEN F.P. HAMMERBERG hand underwater before heading to the sur- road. As a result, in 1912 the route was face for safety. In the attempt to save the sec- moved one-and-a-half-miles east through the HON. BART STUPAK ond diver, Earl Brown, a large steel plate slid town of Millry. The location of the railroad sta- OF MICHIGAN through the mud toward them. Hammerberg tion, being the nearest station to Healing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES took the brunt of the plate on himself to save the life of the other diver. As a result, Springs, was responsible for much of Millry’s Wednesday, May 25, 2005 growth. Hammerberg was crushed to death. Seventy- It is not known when the town became more Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to three hours after Hammerberg volunteered for commonly referred to as Millry. However, post- pay tribute to an All-American hero. On Me- the assignment, a Filipino father and son used al records indicate that the first post office was morial Day, May 30 2005, Medal of Honor their unsophisticated methods to rescue the established in Millry on May 21, 1859. Mr. Veteran Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg last trapped diver, Earl Brown. The father-son James C. Warrick was the first postmaster. will have a large granite monument dedicated team recovered Hammerberg’s body. The first post office was located in Healing in his honor and memory by the Menominee That February, Hammerberg was awarded Springs from 1894 until the present post office Mid County VFW Post 5966. This monument the last non-combat Congressional Medal of in Millry was opened in 1905. Therefore, it is dedication is fitting in honoring the epitome of Honor in Michigan at the Grosse Ile Naval possible that Millry was a town or community a hero on this Memorial Day. Station where his mother and father received as far back as 1859, but maps only show Born to Elizabeth (Leaveck) and Jonas duplicate medals. He also received the Amer- Millry in 1905. Regardless, Millry was by 1918 Hammerberg, a Swedish immigrant, on a farm ican Defense Service Medal Fleet Clasp, Asi- a booming community. The town’s early busi- 3 miles east of Dagget, Michigan, Owen atic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American nesses consisted of three stores, a two-story Hammerberg was instilled with the values that Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory hotel, a blacksmith shop, a cotton gin and grist would later make him an American hero. After Medal. These medals and his uniform are on mill, a barber, a dentist and a doctor. moving to several small towns in Michigan’s display at Michigan’s Own Inc., Military and The Citizen’s Bank was established in the Upper Peninsula, the Hammerbergs settled in Space Museum in Frankenmuth, Michigan. early 1920s but closed during the depression Stephenson long enough for Owen On August 19, 1954, the U.S. Navy in 1930. By 1922, the Millry Baptist Church Hammerberg to attend grade school and a launched a destroyer escort, the USS was organized in the school building with Rev- portion of high school. The family then went Hammerberg, in the name and honor of Owen erend H.M. Mason as its pastor and with a on to Flint, Michigan, where Owen Hammerberg with his family present. His congregation of 29 members. By 1960, a brick Hammerberg dropped out of school and hitch mother christened the new ship. Approxi- mately the same time, Hammerberg Road was structure was constructed on the same site to hiked out west to work on a ranch before join- dedicated in Flint, Michigan and a park in De- replace the earlier structure. ing the Navy. The current city hall was built during Mayor At age 21, Hammerberg enlisted in the troit was named in his honor. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to remind the House of Carpenter’s administration, and a water sys- Navy on July 16, 1941. After training at the Representatives that on February 17, 1945, tem and fire department were completed dur- Great Lakes Training Center near Chicago, he Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg did not ing Mayor Lamberth’s administration. was assigned to the USS Idaho and USS Ad- have to put on his diving suit that last time Mr. Speaker, the Town of Millry has experi- vent, a minesweeper, for several years. While and brave the dark waters to save these men. enced many changes over the past 100 years. aboard the Advent, he showed a first glimpse Yet without hesitation, this young man from Despite these sometimes difficult challenges, of true bravery when a cable tangled in a mine Dagget, Michigan showed the world what it Millry remains one of the most attractive com- risked an explosion and the lives of the men means to be an American serviceman—un- munities in the Washington County area. The on board. Without hesitation, Hammerberg selfishly courageous. I ask the House of Rep- nearly 800 residents of Millry, Alabama, are dove into the water, freeing the cable and sav- resentatives to join me in honoring the life and firmly rooted in their proud past, and continue ing the lives of his comrades. He was rec- memory of Owen Hammerberg, an All-Amer- to display an optimistic outlook on the future of ommended for a Bronze Star, but unfortu- ican hero on this most appropriate of holidays, their community. The hard work and devotion nately never received one. Memorial Day. the leaders of the community have exhibited Hammerberg’s instincts combined with his for the past 100 years has yielded a stable swimming ability made him the perfect mem- f community that will be a continuing success. ber of the Deep Sea Diving School where CONGRATULATING MR. DONALD G. It is my hope the Town of Millry enjoys all upon graduation he was assigned to the Com- WALDON ON THE OCCASION OF the best of continued prosperity for the next mander Service Force, U.S. South Pacific HIS RETIREMENT AS ADMINIS- one hundred years, and it is my distinct pleas- Fleet, Salvage Unit in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. TRATOR OF THE TENNESSEE- ure to represent this fine community in the On February 17, 1945, Boatwain’s Mate Sec- TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY DEVEL- United States House of Representatives. ond Class, Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg OPMENT AUTHORITY f showed his incredible talent, instinct and brav- ery that would later cause roads, ships and CLEANING UP BRAC SITES parks to be named in his honor. HON. JO BONNER OF ALABAMA In May 1944, the Navy was forced to blow IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. EARL BLUMENAUER up and sink 5 ship-tanks that had been set Wednesday, May 25, 2005 OF OREGON ablaze risking the explosion of nearby battle IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES air-ships. Then the following February, they Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, it is with great called in five diving teams to raise the hulks pride and pleasure that I rise to honor Mr. Wednesday, May 25, 2005 and clear the channel. Hammerberg was as- Donald G. Waldon on the occasion of his re- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, when the signed to one of the teams. Each team would tirement from the position of Administrator of Military Quality of Life Appropriations bill be allowed to go ‘‘on leave’’ when their ship the Tennessee-Tombigbee Water Develop- comes to the floor, I intend to offer two was raised. An easy task for the skilled ment Authority. Mr. Waldon has held this posi- amendments to increase funding for the Base Hammerberg and his team, they completed tion for the past 20 years and has served the Realignment and Closure 1990 Account. One, their assignment and went on leave. waterway and its many users well. His dedica- at $351 million, would provide the funding to Another team, not bearing nearly the same tion and hard work have been a powerful complete all environmental remediation on fortune, became trapped in the steel and ca- asset in helping to develop the waterway and bases closed during the 1988 BRAC round. bles of a downed ship. In the attempt to reach the areas surrounding it. The second, at $55 million, would provide the them, the waters became muddied and not Mr. Waldon, a native of Columbus, Mis- funding necessary to complete all unexploded even a special diving team from New York sissippi, grew up in Mobile, Alabama. He grad- ordnance cleanup on bases closed during the would risk the rescue mission. After the call uated from Mississippi State University with a 1988 BRAC round. The offset for these in- went out for volunteer divers, 23-year-old degree in Civil Engineering in 1961. He com- creases come from a corresponding decrease Hammerberg agreed and instinctively suited pleted his post-graduate studies in science

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