The Wichita Eagle from Wichita, Kansas • 4

1 WICHITA EACLE AND BEACON Sunday August 17 1969 Paf 4A Spiritual Leader in Kansas Guard Chaplain Urges Ministers to Meet Military rtf? finishing his seminary work at New Orleans Baptist Seminary in 1951 When his regular Army division was transferred from Ft Folk La to Ft Riley in 1954 Roberts was assigned to the Camp Forsyth chapel at Ft Riley After leaving the active Army and before joining the Kansas Guard Roberts served a congregation in Junction Cityi and was in Texas for a year before assuming his present position in Topeka "There was a time" Roberts said the Christian faith was synonymous with patriotism Although this is no longer true in some minds I believe it is still there one of the prime reasons I have chosen to become involved in the chaplaincy" summer camp noting that many men are on duty the first weekend and either go home or plan recreation trips away from camp the second weekend It is not uncommon to find as many or more officers who attend Roberts' services as enlisted men ROBERTS said Col Mont Hilleary group commander from Hutchinson "has more interest in the chaplaincy program" than any commander he has served under "The biggest help in chapel attendance is command Roberts added Chaplain Roberts who enlisted in the Army in World War II and served as an operations sergeant entered the chaplaincy program after appointment A chaplain who is qualified will be commissioned a first lieutenant or captain upon entering the program with regular opportunities for advancement ROBERTS whose civilian job for the past 13 years has been superintendent of missions for Kansas Convention of Southern Baptists Topeka feels the chaplaincy has some "definite advantages over civilian ministry" "The chaplain comes into contact with everyone in his unit the irreligious as well as the Roberts said "Because of a close contact with men from all walks of life and all degrees of belief there often develops a closer bond than civilian ministers have an opportunity to Roberts' summer camp duties consist largely of presiding at two weekend church services and visiting with men in the field as they undergo routine training "On active duty there are more of the normal pastoral duties such as visiting families hospitals and counseling" Roberts is not particularly worried about the relatively small chapel attendance during Special to The Eagle FT RILEY Kan Chaplain George Roberts Jr a major in the Kansas Army National Guard believes "every civilian minister should have some contact with the military" but Roberts says it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract Kansas ministers into the chaplaincy program Completing two weeks of active duty training at Ft Riley with the Kansas Guard's 130th Artillery Group headquartered at Hutchinson Roberts is the state's only Army Guard Protestant chaplain There is only one Army Catholic chaplain in the guard Maj Clifford A Landis St Patrick's Church Florence FIVE ARMY Guard chaplaincies are open in Kansas three of which have not been filled for a considerable period of time Chaplains are needed to serve units based at Ottawa Coffeyvillc Manhattan Norton and the 130th Group which comprises 14 cities in both western and eastern Kansas Two primary reasons why it has been difficult to attract ministers into the guard according to Roberts are the Last Call '-6 i'j SA of Our Retirement Sale! 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BELT0NE HEARING SERVICE 216 East First Wichita Kansac DISTRICT OFFICES: HUTCHINSON SAUNA INDEPENDENCE GARDEN CITY ELDORADO The hearing is the third this year ordered by the FCC to examine the effects of mass media concentration The others involved license renewals for WCCO-TV Minneapolis which also involved the Cowles family interest and KRON-TV San Francisco owned by the San Francisco Chronicle "Every family has a he said got a trust and not big business and I'm not saying this is big business either "We have always wanted to operate in Kansas We think it has great potential We like the state and we like the people" EWELRYA (JIFF SHOP 917 IMut Douglas btiblbtal 1920 LAUGHLIN LAUGHLIN i I Laughlin's Fall Furniture Fair offers you the opportunity to make significant savings on today's latest and most desirable furniture The items included in this value-packed sale are "factory fresh" the most wanted items in our huge stock But if you desire something our fashion conscious buyers have 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market in the United States KTVH a Columbia Broadcasting System affiliate serves 760830 persons 334 per cent of the state's total population This coverage makes KTVH a of political and media prominence in Kansas If the 760830 persons served by KTVH were added to Gaylord's total coverage Gaylord broadcast facilities would have a political and media influence potentially capable of reaching 7607060 persons The Cowles broadcasting and publishing influence extends to about 27 million people WKY Television System Inc operates three very-high-frequency (VHF) stations -WKY in Oklahoma City KTVT in Dallas-Fort Worth Tex and WTVT in Tampa-St Petersburg Fla plus two ultra-high-frequency television stations KHTV in Houston Tex and WVTV in Milwaukee Wis The Oklahoma Publishing Company owns two daily newspapers in Oklahoma City the Daily Oklahoman and the Oklahoma City Times with a combined morning and evening daily circulation of slightly more than 280000 BAGWELL SAID he did not believe the 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