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l , A(iK 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, April 16, 1970 nn 1218 College St., Newberry, S. C. 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 0. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina "Whatsoever Things' By DONALD E WILDMON Minister LEE ACRES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH TUPELO MISSISSIPPI IT’S WHERE YOU ARE SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $3.00 per year in advance. Six Months $2.00. COMMENT on Men & Things B> J. K. BREED!N Let me tell you a little story: many years ago, while the War Between the States was at its hottest in Virginia, a boy from Winchester, Virginia, which was in the very heat of battle, being the headquarters for Stonewall Jackson in his famous drive through the Shenandoah Valley, that boy, having lost his par ents, decided to leave his uncle and make his way to the home of his sister in the eastern corn er of Williamsburg County in South Carolina. All these years, since my boy hood, I have wondered about that boy’s experience in South Carolina. I, also, have had some ex perience in Virginia and South Carolina, as well as ten years in South America. Now let’s see if we can tie all these things together: that boy from Winchester Virginia became my father and he was in quest of his sister in the small community in Williams burg County known as Mouzon; and my father must have been there possibly ten years, he and Peter Mouzon attended Doctor Mouzon’s cattle in the swamps . as the Northern soldiers came through. My father, as a boy, followed Jubal Earley’s army across Vir ginia then South to Dr. Mou zon’s home. Mrs. Breedin and I, with two others went to that little com munity of Mouzon to see for ourselves, and so far as we could see, Mouzon has not changed since. My father must have made frequent trips to Kingstree, where he met my mother, who returned to her home in Society Hill in Darlington County. He soon followed my mother to Society Hill. She was Mary Kolb Meigs, daughter of John Kolb Meigs and granddaughter of John Kolb Meigs. That must have been a Welsh family, the Kolb traceable to Col. Kolb of the Revolutionary war. Our General Assembly seems to be about ready to go home, having made better time than last year. The General Assem bly seems to need several strong leaders who can brush aside most of the small mat ters that consume the time. If resourceful and able lead ers would check over the Legis lative calendar they could save much time and bring about sub stantial results and savings. The United States Senate seems not to have great respect for the President and the of fice of President Nixon, judg ing by its attitude in the case of the vacancy on the Supreme Court. We men of the street must believe in the sincerity and ability of the President; Let A Good Insurance Polity plus tin alert independent agent keep an eye on your property in 1970 . . . and in the event of a loss see to it that you are paid promptly. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR AGENT! “YOUR PRIV ATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 Some time ago I read in the papers an account of a man in Phoenix, Ari zona, who had rented an apartment but couldn’t move into it because he had lost it! Actually, he couldn’t find it. It seems that Charles Rowland had sold his photo-finishing business in Appleton, Wisconsin, and moved to Phoenix. Upon his arrival in Phoenix Rowland checked into a hotel. That same day he found an apartment and paid one month’s rent in advance. However, he drove away without not ing the address. Notified Paper After 14 hours of driving around the city to locate the apartment, he notified a local newspaper of his plight. The fellow who had rented the apart ment to Rowland read the article and called him at the hotel. It seems that the apartment was just two blocks, a couple of minutes, away from the hotel! Then there was the case of Dr. Ellis Shenken, an ophthalmologist in To ronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Shenken was punched in the eye and as a result he lost one of his contact lenses. Dr. Shenken, unable to find the lens, got fitted for another soon thereafter. But the eye in which Dr. Shenken got punched kept discharging and his new lens kept popping out. It should have. You see, the lens which Dr. Shenken searched for but couldn’t find had been pushed into his eyelid, where it re mained unnoticed! While a student in school, I worked in a grocery store to help defray my expenses. As I was stocking the shelf one day a gentleman kept walking up and down the aisle looking for some product. Finally, he stopped in the sec tion where the product should be lo cated. After looking for quite a while for the product, he asked me if I knew where the product could be found. Reaching to the spot where he had been looking for several minutes, I picked up the product and gave it to him. His comment? “If it had been a snake it would have bitten me.” Still Looking It wasn’t long after that till I began a search early one morning for my glasses. After searching for several minutes about the house and failing to find them, I began to accuse one of the children or my wife of mis-placing them. Seeing I was about to lose what little temper I had, Lynda started searching with me. She came intc the room where I was searching and start ed to speak, only to have a wide grin come across her face. “Go look in a mirror,” she said. I took the hint and suddenly realized that I was wearing the glasses I had so desperately been hunting! Isn’t it rather funny sometimes how we can search high and low for some thing, and then end up finding it in a place where it should have been so simple to find. These four stories could be multiplied by countless individuals who have searched for something only to find it in a place so close by. Now there is a truth here that could be applied to countless realms. But for the sake of simplicity, let’s try just one. Happiness. It’s right where you are, if you can find it. —FIVE STAR and we believe that he knows what he is doing; whereas we think the legal ability of the Senators is not very great. It must be admitted that in choos ing a new member of the Su preme Court we are acting like many children. Drivers need to be alert The modern highway, with its median strip dividing four and more lanes of traffic, has moved motoring into a new and wonderful era but a word of caution is in order, warns W.T. Cassels, president of the Motor Transportation Association of South Carolina. “These new highways, as em bodied in the Interstate Sys tem, are tremendous,’ Mr. Cas sels says. “Statistics show they are significantly safer than the roads they have replaced and they are like magic carpets in transporting persons and goods from one point to another. But they do need special skills for driving on them safely.” For example, no one should just shoot out onto one of those highways from an entrance ramp—but people do it all the time. This has become a major problem, according to Frank DeLucia of Hamden, Conn., the American Trucking Association “Driver of the Year” for 1970. “Apparently people just don't understand what they are get ting onto when they get onto one of these super highways," DeLucia says. “They just come right out there like they’re pull ing out of their driveways on the farm or back in the woods.” “That’s right,” Mr. Cassels says. “They cut across other lanes, going 35 or 40 miles an hour, right in front of cars go ing 60 and 65. They should move out cautiously, keeping to that extreme right auxiliary lane, until they know they can move onto the main highway safely.” These super-highways are no place for daydreaming, adds DeLucia who has logged almost 4 million miles of safe driving in tractor-trailers. “I see lots of daydreamers,” says DeLuc ia, recipient of numerous aw ards for heroism and courtesy on the highway. “They move along in the far left lane and— suddenly they realize their exit is coming up- so watch out. They shoot right across in front of everybody.” Mr.Cassels sums it up by saying that the super-highway calls for super-alertness. “Know where you are and what the situation is in front, in back and on the sides at all times.” he says. “Plan your trip before you start. Know where your exit is and know where the exit preceding your exit is. Watch for the signs telling you your exit is coming up. Then, cau tiously, move into the proper lane for making your exit.” Both Cassels and DeLucia caution all motorists to drive defensively. In other words, be ever-alert and ready for any eventuality, including the care less driver who suddenly shoots in front of you. ‘The defensive driver,” Cas sels says, “is a live driver.” County native dies in Georgia W. Walter Houseal of Savan nah died IDonday in a Savan nah hospital. Born in Newberry, he was the s.m of the late Dr. William Prrs.on and Catherine Rives He.’seal, He worked with the .advertising department of the Savannah Morning News for many years. At the time of his death, he was an advertising broker. He was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion and the 40 and 8. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Camille Frizell Houseal; and two sisters, Miss Vera Houseal and Mrs. Lane L. Bonner of Columbia. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Savannah with in terment in Bonaventure Ceme tery. 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