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Tile absolute FLOOD of phone calls and letters keeps pouring in
upon us here on the headquarter's Pastoral Administration team. It
has been too much for us to handle, and some of us are not only losing
sleep but also getting cauliflower ears from talking on the phone all
day. Yesterday, Sunday, I tried to stay .home for the first time in
a month in order to get a little bit of rest and time with my family.
However, I had to handle between 20 and 30 phone calls from all over
the world--sometimes asking the one party who called to wait a few
minutes so I could finish with the previous conversation on the other
college phone they installed and then simply shifting ears for a few
minutes in order to talk to the second person. My wife and children
feel they are being "deserted." But I was able to sneak in a long
walk in the beautiful sunshine with my wife--and at least enjoy that,
plus a big breakfast of hotcakes and eggs before the phone calls
started rolling in.
So please, please, forgive� if Dennis, Raymond, Burk, or I do
not get back to you on every phone call, memo or letter as we should.
It has just been too much at times and the "phone memo" slips have
piled up on my desk so that after awhile I just try to keep moving
ahead with the immediate emergencies and pretend that they are not
there.
To alleviate this problem, at least through the present crisis,
I have received Mr. Herbert Armstrong's permission to take the follow
ing steps in managing this situation.
I am hereby appointing Mr. Dennis Luker, Mr. Burk McNair, and
Er. Raymond McNair as Acting Regional Advisers to handle all normal
phone calls, reports and problems from their specific areas of the U.S.
As he did for some years in the recent past, Burk will be handling
the areas of Mr. Elbert Atlas, Mr. Larry Salyer, Mr. Guy Englehart
and Mr. Ed Smith. So all of you Area Coordinators and you fellows
in those areas, please direct all of your phone calls, letters and so
forth through Burk from now on, and he will communicate them to me
and our headquarter's team. Because all of us meet together for at
least an hour or two nearly every day-;---each of these men does know what
is going on and will be able to give you answers to your problems-
often on the spot. Burk will remain as Area Coordinator of the head
quarter's area in addition to coordinating the information and
activities in this northeastern area as well. Obviously, this may
have to be modified if the Regional Adviser status becomes permanent.
Next, Mr. Raymond
McNair will
be
in like
manner coordinating all
information and activities from the areas of Mr. Dennis Pyle, Mr.
Tony Hammer, and Mr. Paul Flatt. So all of you coordinators and
ministers in those areas, please write or call Raymond McNair from
now on. Mr. McNair will continue as Deputy Chancellor of Ambassador
College, but is now very ably assisted in this by Acting Dean, Leon
Walker, who can hold the fort just fine until this crisis is over.
Next, the areas of Dean Blackwell, Carl McNair, Ron Kelly and
Norman Smith should now report through Mr. Dennis Luker as outlined
above. In addition, Mr. Luker will continue as my Senior Advisor