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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1970 Foster grandparents feel young again Elderly paired with handicapped kids United Press International ATLANTA — Mrs. Massie Tap- len, 68, drags herself out of bed be fore 4 a.m. five days a week so she can be at the Georgia Retardation Center in time to wake her two fos ter grandchildren for breakfast. Mrs. Taplen has six children, 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren of her own, but says the two handicapped girls — who call her “mama” — represent one of the most important parts of her day. Mrs. Taplen is one of 400 elderly, low-income people paired with lonely, handicapped children in several facilities in Georgia s foster grandparent program. The program — in its 13th year under the Georgia Office of Volun teer Services — matches low- income people over 60 with chil dren who have “special or excep tional needs,” Director Cassey Wilhelm said. She said foster grandparents, who are paid an income supplement of $6.40 a day for four hours of work five days a week, are based at sev eral Georgia institutions where they provide companionship for emo tionally, physically and mentally handicapped children. Lattie Smith, 81, has been a fos ter grandparent for 11 years and said the relationship has rejuvenated her life. “I think the program does more for the grandparents than the doctor ever could,” Mrs. Smith said. “I get up in morning and think, ‘Oh, I don’t want to do this.’ But by the time I get down here, I feel great. I think it does more for the grandpa rents than the children.” Mrs. Taplen said her children tried to discourage her when she began the program six years ago, “but I said I think I can make it. I have faith in myself and faith in God. I had to have faith, and now I’m still making it.” Mrs. Taplen said some people did not "have the nerve to work with the children. You can’t pity them. 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And why mules are still used to bring these precious plants to our distillery. Fbr tradition is still the most important ingredient in Cuervo Gold. This is what makes Cuervo Gold truly special. Neat, on the rocks, with a splash of soda, in a perfect Sunrise or Margarita, Cuervo Gold will bring you back to a time when quality ruled the world. Cuervo. The Gold standard since 1795. CUERVO ESPECIAL® TEQUILA. 80 PROOF IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY © 1978 HEUBLEIN, INC.. HARTFORD, CONN. could not talk when they first were paired. “Within a year, he was speaking 23 words and singing ‘Hey Bobba- ree-bop, ” she said. Gordon Hill, 74, has been trek king to the center to visit a ram bunctious small boy, who has called him “daddy” for more than two years. Even though Hill has eight grandchildren and two sons, one still living with him, he became a foster grandparent because he wanted “to give love to someone who did not have it.” $150 battle wins victory over red tape United Press International RIVERDALE, Mich. — The fed eral government’s loss was the tele phone company’s gain, but Larry Brooks still thinks he won his battle against bureaucracy. Brooks, 23, is unemployed and decided several months ago that his $668.69 federal income tax refund was overdue. So he started making telephone calls from his mobile home near Riverdale in central Michigan town. He called the Social Security Administration in Maryland, his congressman’s office, then the In ternal Revenue Service in Detroit and Washington, the Treasury De partment and anywhere else that seemed logical. "I got to thinking somebody has to be in charge,” he said. “Then I called the White House. I got a woman in the comments depart ment. She said she’d look into it.’ In all, he made 20 long distance calls before striking it rich with a call to a Social Security office in Mount Pleasant, 12 miles away. It turned out he and another man had the same social security number, com plicating the situation. The check was forwarded, and Brooks got his money and, he said, a victory against red tape. "I feel I’ve shown that the little man really can do something and get results,’’ Brooks said. “My wife doesn’t agree. She says I lost because of the phone bill.” It came to $150. ALTERATIONS Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Wet Rat Patrol The newest game on campus seems to be “Wet Rat Patrol.” The object is to avoid looking like a drowned rat. These stu dents have found only a partial solution. Players still may be called wet rats, even if they have umbrellas, upon discovery of a puddle too late. Ex-ambassador has Viet papers United Press International WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Graham Martin, former U.S. am bassador to South Vietnam, said Wednesday, he planned to give top-secret intelligence documents found in the trunk of his car, to the Lyndon B. Johnson Library. The Washington Post has re ported that the Justice Department is attempting to determine who owns the documents. The news paper said the Justice Department has been considering whether to prosecute Martin under a seldom- used statute dealing with the misuse of classified documents. IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING — SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS. "DON’T GIVE UP — WE LL MAKE IT Firr AT WELCH S CLEANERS. WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCEL LENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPECIALIZE IN ALTERING HARD TO FIT EVENING DRESSES. TAPERED, SHIRTS, JEAN HEMS, WATCH POCKETS. ETC. (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) WELCH’S CLEANERS 3819 E- 29th (TOWN & COUNTRY SHOPPING CENTER) The documents were discovered when Martin’s car was stolen in Winston-Salem and later recovered just outside the city. Martin, who is in Baptist Hospital recovering from lung surgery, said he hadn’t talked to authorities since late last year when his car was reco vered, and that he knew of no fed eral intent to prosecute him. Martin said he wanted to give the papers to the LBJ Library at the University of Texas in Austin. "I thought the historians might be able to do a better job at telling the story than has been done so far,” he told the Washington Post. The Post said the documents cover the entire span of major U.S. involvement in Vietnam from 196^ to 1975. The documents apparently were taken from the Saigon Em bassy where Martin served from July 1973 until the American evacu ation April 30, 1975. Police said Martin’s car was re ported stolen from the curb in front of his home Dec. 22 and was reco vered on Christmas DaJ. The documents were taken to the FBI office in Greensbao. Martin has said he regards all th* papers as his personal possessions. Attention: AU Freshman and Transfer^ Students MSC Town Hall will be accepting applicatiois ifor membership to the committee on September ‘1 through September 15 with interviews the followirg week. Information and applicatiois available in Room 216, Memoriil Student Center. Texas Instruments hall & Loupot's Bookstore Team up to give you great calculators and great ser- n n n n ca a You can buy a TI calculator from anybody, but only Loupot's j gives you Ol' Army Lou service. • Full 90-day over-the-counter warranty. 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