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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, December 13,1973
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DEFENSIVE DRIVING
BY BARBARA LUTZ
GUEST COLUMNIST
You might wonder what an article on
defensive driving is doing in this column
in the midst of the Advent season. I’m
assuming we all want to participate in
the climax to Advent, Christmas Day. In
order to do so we must be alive
physicially as well as spiritually.
The Christmas season brings with it
scores of needless deaths - deaths on the
highway, on busy streets or in quiet
residential areas; deaths caused by
automobile accidents. 55,000 people die
each year as the result of such accidents.
A great percentage of all accidents are
preventable, through good defensive
driving.
Just what is defensive driving? It is
driving.. .so as to prevent accidents in
spite of the incorrect actions of others
or the presence of adverse driving
conditions. The adverse conditions
could involve the weather, light, traffic
itself, the state of the road, or the
situation of you - the driver. There are
defenses against all of these, most of
which are very obvious.
How do I know all this? A wife,
home-maker and mother of four, I won
a scholarship at the ripe age of 28. It
was a scholarship to a defensive driving
course, offered at our local police
headquarters. I won it by failing to
come to a complete stop at a stop sign.
The smiling policeman handed me a
ticket for running a stop sign, and the
generous judge probated the fine and
awarded me the privilege of attending
the course. For two weeks, two nights a
week, two hours each day, I learned
some valuable information about
defensive driving.
We were told that it is everyone’s
responsibility to be most alert the
minute he or she gets behind the wheel
of a car. Several films pointed out the
need to get an overall picture while
driving. Be aware that the “other guy”
is not always going to do what you
expect him to do. Look down the road,
keep your eyes moving and your mind
on your driving. It is very hard to leave
your problems or your plans behind
you, but you should if you want to
arrive safely at your destination.
The course also dealt with passing,
and the art of being passed. The various
types of two-car accidents, and ways to
prevent them, were explained in great
detail. The rear-end collision (your
knocking someone, or someone
colliding with you), the head-on
collision, intersection crashes, and
single-car wrecks were all discussed in
great depth.
It was amazing to sit there and realize
how little I knew, after twelve years of
driving. The instructor was a former
policeman of 20 years, a former traffic
controller in our city, who now holds a
job with one of our local industries. His
experience made him well qualified to
teach the course. He made us wake up
to many un-thought of possibilities.
What do two seconds gain you if you
pass a car and end up hitting another
one from the rear because you
“thought” you could get back into the
correct lane? A wreck is an
inconvenience, even if it is your fault.
Structural damage is done; you may be
injured, or even dead. It is no comfort
to your bereaved family to learn that
you had the green light or had the right
of way.
Mr. Charles F. Weimar, a member of
Blessed Sacrament Parish in Savannah,
who was our instructor, is to be
commended for the excellent classes he
presents. Everyone who can manage it
should try to attend a course of this
kind, without having to be “sent”
because of a traffic offense. Those in
other cities could check with regional
authorities to see if such a program is
offered locally. If no course is available,
write to the National Safety Council
and enquire about their manual on
defensive driving. The address is 425 N.
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 60611.
TV HIGHLIGHTS
Watch your local TV column in the
newspaper for exact times of these
programs, recommended by Mass Media
Ministries in their bi-weekly newsletter:
DECEMBER 16th, SUNDAY -10:30
- 11 a.m (CBS) MARSHALL EFRON’S
ILLUSTRATED SIMPLIFIED AND
PAINLESS SUNDAY SCHOOL. This is
the third part of a new series for
children. Its aim is to teach values and
transmit basic religious information in a
way that is entertaining, informative,
sometimes comical.
DECEMBER 16, SUNDAY - 10 - 11
p.m. (NBC) COLLEGES AND THE
MIDDLE CLASS - Rising costs in
private universities have become critical,
and are reflected in high prices for
room, board and tuition. This program
explores the siutation of middle-class
families, for whom the financial burden
has become too great.
DECEMBER 20th, THURSDAY - 10
- 11 p.m. (PBS) A RENAISSANCE
CHRISTMAS The Nativity story retold,
interweaving Gospel readings with
Christmas songs of Renaissance France,
Spain, Germany and England.
Obituaries
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, Bishop of
Savannah presided at an exemplification of the Admission, Formation,
and Knighthood Degrees of the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, Deer 2,
1973 at the Home of Savannah Council No. 631. Shown above are the
candidates who were received into the Order during the ceremonies. K of
C officials flanking the Bishop are Anthony Albenze Grand Knight of the
Brunswick Council; Arthur Martin, State Warden; Msgr.
Daniel J. Bourke, State Chaplain; John F. Shearouse, District Deputy,
First District of Georgia; and William F. Smith, Grand Knight of Holv
Family Council No. 5588.
German Synod Says
Human Rights Are First
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- The West German Catholic Synod, in
a resolution on the situation of foreign
workers, said that human rights should
come before economic, labor, and
political considerations.
The synod also criticized the so-called
principle of rotation, in which foreign
workers are obliged to return to their
home countries after working in
Germany for a period of time.
About 10 percent of workers in West
Germany are foreigners, most of them
coming from Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia.
Chaplains for foreign workers in
Europe have complained that they are
being exploited, have inadequate
housing and often do not have a proper
family life.
The Vatican has now accepted a
recommendation of the synod-made at
its session this past January-that
laymen be allowed to preach at Masses.
The Vatican said that before laymen can
preach at Masses, however, they must
receive special faculties from Church
authorities. The Vatican permission on
lay preachers is for a four-year period.
In January, Cardinal John Wright,
prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation
for the clergy, objected to the synod’s
recommendation on lay preachers,
saying that it was against Vatican
rulings. The cardinal, however,
expressed a willingness to discuss the
matter further. The German bishops
also agreed to discuss the matter with
the Clergy Congregation.
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The 320 delegates at the
synod-including bishops, priests, and
laypersons-also accepted a paper stating
that religious education is absolutely
necessary in schools because of the
growing secularism in the country.
Religious education, the paper said,
should help young people to make
personal decisions concerning questions
about God, the meaning of life and
norms for acting in the world.
The synod asked the German bishops
to ask the Vatican to remove the
Church’s present legal obstructions to
Catholic-Protestant mixed marriages.
The bishops, however, said they would
not ask the Vatican to do this.
Bishop Heinrich Tenhumberg of
Muenster cautioned against trying to
achieve a “cheap unity” among
Christians. There is danger of
intellectual and spiritual poverty in
some ecumenical aspirations, he said.
ALEX BOERNER, a senior at
Aquinas High School in Augusta,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Boemer, 1545 Whitney Street,
earned first prize in the city-wide
competition of the Elks’ Youth
Leadership Contest. Entries were
based on a scrap book project
with each contestant submitting a
record of accomplishments,
honors, and future projects. First
place, a $100.00 savings bond, was
presented to young Boemer at an
Elks’ Club meeting on November
29th.
Mr. Arthur Lee Deignan of Columbus, December 6th
Mr. William Walter Wolfe of Savannah, December 6th
Mr. Frank Barragan Sr., of Savannah, December 7th
Mr. Charles Harry Martin of Savannah, December 7th
Mrs. Kathryn Dunn Lanier of Savannah, December 8th
Mr. Michael Vincent Horski of Savannah, December 10th
Marriages
* Miss Angela Daire Ipsaro and Mr. Michael Bruce Frost, both of Augusta, Ga.,
December 2 in St. Mary’s on thyHill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Janet Ruth Gematt of Savannah, Ga., and Mr. George Adams Moore Jr. of
Roanoke, Ala., December 8 in Nativity of Our Lord Church, Thunderbolt, Ga.
Necrology
* Rev. Denis Begley, December 13,1968
* Rev. Bernard J. Doyle, December 14,1879
* Rev. Eugene V. O’Neill, December 17,1916
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. James Graham, December 17,1842
* Rev. John F. Hurley, December 20,1972
St. Nicholas Hall Dedicated
Bishop Raymond Lessard recently dedicated the newly completed Educational
Building at St. Joseph’s Church on Lumpkin Road in Augusta. The hall has
been named in honor of Father Nicholas Quinlan, retired pastor of St. Joseph’s
Church. Bishop Lessard presided at the Mass preceding the dedication. Members of the
parish joined the folk choir in several songs before the reception. Approximately 300
persons participated in the dedication.
Columbus Student Honored
Miss Peggy Blow, a member of St. Benedict’s Church, Columbus, has been selected
for listing in “Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities.” Miss Blow is a
student at Mercer University. She is the daughter of Mrs. Rosemary Blow of 4852
Toney Drive, Columbus.
Swiderek Ordained Acolyte
Benedict Swiderek, a second year theologian from the Diocese of Savannah,
received the rite of Acolyte during ceremonies held at Saint Meinrad
Seminarv, St. Meinrad, Ind., on Sat, Dec. 1. Benedict is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Benedict Swiderek of Columbus, Ga and is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish.
Ordination ceremonies in the Archabbey Church at Saint Meinrad Seminary,
St. Meinrad, Ind., on Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1, saw 31 young men
installed as Acolytes and 33 others as Lectors. These minor orders are preliminary
steps toward ordination to the Priesthood. Those who received the Ministry of Acolyte
may help priests carry out their office, distribute Holy Communion to the faithful and
to the sick, and perform as an extraordinary minister. They also promise to live the
Eucharistic life more intensely in a spirit of oblation and sacrifice, and to grow daily in
faith and charity to their brothers.
Anniversary Mass
Thursday, Dec. 20 is the first anniversary of the death of Father John F. Hurley,
former pastor of Holy Spirit parish, Macon and associate pastor of Blessed Sacrament
parish, Savannah for more than three years. A concelebrated anniversary Mass will be
held at Blessed Sacrament church on Dec. 20th at 5:30 p.m. The priests of the diocese
are invited to participate and the public is invited to attend.
Porzio Wins Science Honor
Thomas J. Porzio, a Savannah student attending Belmont College, has been elected
to the North Carolina Rho Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu National Science Honor Society.
Porzio, majoring in political science, is the son of Mrs. Frances J. Porzio of 720 E.
52nd Street. He is a graduate of Benedictine Military School, Savannah.
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Tiny Mincement Tarts
Ingredients:
Vi lb. finely chopped beef (top or bottom round)
Va lb. finely chopped beef suet
2 cups beef stock
Va lb. currants
Va lb. orange rind, lemon rind, citron chopped
Va lb. sultana raisins, chopped
Va lb. white raisins, chopped
Va lb. brown sugar
1 lb. chopped apples (peeled and cored)
1 teaspoon all spice
2 teaspoons grated nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
10 cloves
8 ounces brandy
Mix all ingredients together except the brandy. Simmer for VA hours watching to
see that liquid does not cook entirely away. Add brandy, mix well. Put in jars and
cover right away. Store in refrigerator to marianate for a week or two. Make little tarts
using pie crust mix. Fill with mincemeat. Cover with pastry crust. Heat and serve. This
is delicious (of course you may substitute jars of mincemeat from the grocery store.
Try both and see which of the two is more delicious.).
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