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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Sept. 10, 1970 Nnubprry 1101 Boyce Street, Newberry, South Carolina 29108 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr., Owner Second-Class Postage Paid at Newberry, South Carolina SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 88.00 per year in advance; six months. 82.00. COMMENT on Men & Things B> J. K. BREEIUN We hear so much about race relations so I will give you a little of my experience. The latest experience was last week in Charleston, my wife and sister had gone away on business, and being ladies got away from me and being ladies they overstayed their time so I grew impatient and started on a search for them 1 walked out of the big store, where I had been waiting and went out to the very busy street where I had to cross this very busy street, I had stood for a time leaning against a fence border ing a Jewish synagogue wonder ing how I could cross the street. Along came a colored woman and said, 'You can't make lt‘. , " I said I was wondering how I would cross the street. She said, Let me help you She took my arm and helped me across. You will obser c that she was color ed and volunteered to help Down in Peru, South America I was sometimes helped by a Chinaman; and 1 was thrown constantly with people who were a mixture of Chinese and Indian. I was there as head of all schools and colleges in Peru; I was associated with the Cath olic Priests and sometime the Arch-Bishop. You remember now that I am a native of South Carolina and a Protestant. I think the Protestants in Peru would not number five percent of the population; for it is Roman Catholic population. I was also Chief Examiner in the Catholic University of Lima. I remind you that I was a Prot estant and remained a Protes tant and no one ever showed any lack of regard for me al though I was daily in associa tion with the President of Peru, a Catholic, and the Catholic Arch-Bishop Observe now I have received kindness from a colored woman of Charleston. S. C. and all officialdom of Peru. Would you expect me to forget that there are Christians every where 0 And 1 am impressed by the kindly spirit one can find almost everywhere. I remember a case in France when a porter in a hotel came to my room to thank me for some small cour tesy 1 had shown him. So you see I have found cour tesy among people in France. Peru. South Carolina and else where. Recent heavy rains carry me back to my boyhood in Char leston. I think it was about 1893. or so, that Charleston was flood ed. 1 recall that one Sunday afternoon my father and I start ed home after church services and l started home after church Don’t Be In The Dark When You Choose An Insurance Agent Make certain he handles all lines, not just a few of the popular risks. Be sure he is fiercely independent, and rep resents many companies, not just one. Be sure he has a background for fair deal ing and prompt settlements, is available on a 24 hour basis. Add everything up and you'll find it spells, "local, independent in surance agent". That's us! “YOUR PRIVATE BANKERS” 1418 Main Street Phone 276-1422 "Whatsoever Things By DONALD E WILDMON rr ilnui Ole Holy I.and with Mi. Wildmon. Nov. 24 - Don. 2. $599. moie info, w i itv him at Box Topolo, Miss. 28801) “PM IN SAD SHAPE” For Isn’t it strange how the Father uses different media to speak to us. His most perfect revelation, of course, was His Son. And He speaks to us still through His Written Word. But this is not the only method He uses. He uses the funny papers occassionally! He spoke to me recently through Pea nuts. Lucy The Doctor In that Peanuts column Lucy was shown at her wayside stand with a sign reading: “Psychiatric Help - 5c. The doctor is in.” Charlie Brown comes along and says, “I’m in sad shape. What can you do when you don’t fit in? What can you do when life seems to be passing you by?” To this Lucy replies: “Follow me. I want to show you something. See the hori zon over there? See how big it is? See how much room there is for every body? Have you ever seen any other world 0 ’’ “No”, says Charlie Brown. “As far as you know this is the only world there is- right 0 ” “Right!” replies f'harlie Brown. Lucy shouts: “Well, live in it then!” Whereupon Charlie Brown does one of his famous somer- -a ults. Many of us are like Charlie Brown. We think we are in sad shape. We mope along with our fears and wor ries. We go in for self-pity. We look here and there for help—without find ing it. We think the world has given us a raw deal. We go around hunting only for the bad. We are in bad shape ourselves. We get to thinking that the faith of the Nazarene is dull and ordinary. Too many who bear His name are down-at-the-mouth. Help Comes Then along comes the Divine psy chiatrist. He takes us by the hand and show's us the wide and wonderful world in which w r e live, this mystery and wonder of life, this sparkling bit of time and space that is all ours for a brief moment of history. He tells us that we are the salt of the earth, the light of the world. He tells us that there is a Father Who know's us better than we know ourselves, a Maker that is closer than the air we breathe. Fie says that our Father loves us beyond our comprehension, even more than an earthly father loves his son. F»ut He does more than this. He shames us for our timidity, and our crankiness. He dissolves our guilt and restores our faith in God and our selves. He Himself is our key to abun dant living. He shouts to us across the centuries to live in our wmrld as though we were citizens of the eternities. It is He and He alone Who puts meaning into our existence and purpose into our lives. He gives the ring of divine ordination to the most trivial of all occupations. Through His speaking we hear Him saying that He came that w r e could find life, abundant life. Great is the number seeking for that abundant life. It is a pity that they think it can be Lmnd in rings and things. If we are in sad shape, we might not need to turn Charlie Browm’s somersault, but we might need to take another look at our world—and our God and ourself. Who knows, we might just want to turn that somer sault with old Charlie after taking that look! —FIVE STAR services and when we were ap proaching the home of Dr. Ar chie Baker on Rutledge Avenue we and several others sought refuge in the home of Dr. Baker. The Doctor was out on his rounds. We. the visitors, stood in a front room waiting for the Doctor who arrived when the water was shoe deep and w-e called to him to roll up his trousers, take off his shoes and run into the house. The rain ceased so my father and I ma naged to get home. County Building Permits Malverse Lane. Route 1, se ven room brick veneer dwelling, $12,300. Willie Young. Pomaria. seven room brick veneer dwelling, $12,500. Virgil Irons. Route 3. poultry house. $11,000. William Colie Lathrop. Route 1. Pomaria. six room brick ve neer dwelling, $30,000. Ardell J. Shealy. Route 2. Prosperity, five room brick ve neer dwelling, $16,000. Richard C. Crump, Sr.. Route 1. Silverstreet, seven room brick veneer dwelling, $18,000. Newberry Convalescent Cent er. Kinard Street, brick veneer nursing home. $492,000. (Permit obtained by James N. Parr. Attorney.) Nell Hamrick, four room pre fab lake cottage, $67000. W. Barney Piester, Route 2. add two rooms to dwelling, $5500. Stephen J. Dalton, Jr., Cha pin, six room brick veneer dwell ing, $15,000. WITH MEN IN The SERVICES VIETNAM — Specialist Four Anthony Williams. 20. son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams. Lit tle Mountain, recently received the Army Commendation Medal in V ietnam. Spec. Williams received the award for heroism in action while engaged in military ope rations against a hostile force m Vietnam. A rifleman in Company D. 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), he entered the Army in April 1969 and completed basic train ing at Ft. Gordon. Ga. He holds the Bronze Star Medal for he roism. USS LOFBERG - Navy Petty Officer Second Class Ralph E. Epting, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Epting of Route 1, Little Mountain, returned to San Diego after six months in the Western Pacific aboard the de stroyer USS Lofberg. Besides general patrol duty, Lofberg served as plane guard destroyer during air operations with the aircraft carriers USS Shangri-La and USS Bon Homme Richard. JACKSONVILLE — Marine Lance Corporal Stephen W. Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bea mon L. Mills of 1609 Wilson Road, Newberry, has reported for duty at the Marine Corps Air Station New River, Jack sonville, N. C. MY SINCERE THANKS to the 571 citizens of the City of Newberry w T ho vot ed for me September 8 in the Democratic Primary Election enabling me first in a field of four and win renomination to serve you for four years. Your con tinued support in the October 27 General Election will be greatly appreciated. I say again, Thanks so much. CECIE E. KINARD