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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1979 * * * * * & * * CLASS OF ’81 BALL February 10, MSC Ballroom, 8 p.m. Tickets $5/couple at Rudder $ “A Right of Winter & * Enchantment * * * * & A very special kind of love Woman helps foster-kids Industri gas use may beci rfar&e*r&e%e&e%r3e*r&e*r3e%f-&f*r3e%e&t*r&f*rie%e3f%r&r*r&f\rS[\e&r%rAf*r&{*rSf>r3f*i4e?^iy Jft Jfu Jfu Jfu JQ* Jf* Jfu J|b Jfu •Jfv Jf* jq, >7* *9* United Press International URBANA, Ill.— Over the years, the children have come and gone. They were teen-agers and babies, retarded and handicapped, sexually abused and abandoned. In all, Winifred Micks cared for more than 300 foster children in her home. Micks, 82, often thinks about them and the 100 other children she helped raise in a children s home in Pontiac. “We had a lot of fun together. We B&F's sport shoe spectacular Just $ 8.99 a pair Shop early for one of the best deals in town! • Pick a style, any style: oxfords, slip-ons. fancy bottoms, flats or wedges • Dozens of styles, hundreds of pairs •All with beautiful leather or suede uppers • Not every style in every store, however • Come in today to get \ Manor.East Snapping, v ,Qe.ntQj: iS. xwSEp had a lot of sadness,” said Micks, who has retired from her duties as mother to the homeless and un wanted. She now lives quietly with one of two adopted daughters — a sharp contrast to the many years of shouts of laughter, tears, and skin ned knees. Micks’s foster-mother story began in Indianapolis 41 years ago when her husband and SVfe-year-old son died within a few months of each other. She remembers those years at the end of the Depression as very tough times. “I didn’t have much time to feel sorry for myself, though. I had to get down to the nitty gritty and get to work,” she said. She opened a nursery school for children and also took in money for doing laundry, sewing, babysitting and other odd jobs. “I did a little bit of everything, anything I could find to do,” she said. With the beginning of World War II, she started taking in foster chil dren — offspring of some of the mothers who were called to work for the war effort. She received no reimbursement from the state, but some small compensation from the parents. In 1944, her sister who lived in Urbana became ill and Micks and her daughter moved into care for her. “And I got right back in business again. There was one little German girl. Her mother came in with some soldier and left her with me. She (the mother) went off and we couldn’t find her. I went to the pro bation officer to see if they could find the mother and he persuaded me to work for them,” Micks said. “These children were children who were abandoned. They were taken away from the parents be cause they were mistreated.” “I’ve taken ’em right out of the hospital. Some were teenagers, but not too many because my own daughter was a teen-ager and I O&.r Texas Burger Now Reopened and are offering these super specials Hamburger, Fries, Small drink reg. $ 1 54 NOW 10 Jumboburger, Fries, Small drink Reg. $ 1 94 NOW Texas burger {Va pounder) Fries, Kl - %lilf $4 SO Small drink Reg. $ 2 04 NOW ■ Also featuring Homemade Onion Rings OFFER GOOD THRU SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10 Southside Shopping Center 330 Jersey Street Open 9-8 didn t want some of the things they do to reflect on her,” she said. “That was an experience I had al ways wanted.” Foster parenting, Micks said, is a rewarding experience for adults who have love and a home to share. “It takes a special kind of love. It’s a love that encourages, but doesn’t take over,” she said. Deepwater port impact under review of United Press International GALVESTON — The Corps Engineers will take about nine months to review an environmental impact statement the Port of Gal veston has submitted in support of a planned deepwater oil terminal, an official said Wednesday. District Engineer Col. John Van- den Bosch said it would take that long to respond fully to the 3,000- page report submitted Tuesday for the $349 million project, one of three terminals currently promoted by various Texas interests. The Texas Deepwater Port Au thority plans an offshore “super port” off Freeport. Corpus Christi has plans for an onshore facility called Deepport. Each is subject to federal approval. Vanden Bosch said his office would conduct a public hearing to gather comments from other agen cies and then issue its own report. Port of Galveston Director C.S. Devoy said the project is crucial to the prosperity of a port that lost tonnage and income last year due to a grain elevator explosion and an ac cidental crane wreck. “It’s a big project and it’s very, very meaningful to Galveston,’’ Devoy said. The plans call for a 55- foot-deep channel and a Pelican Is land oil terminal capable of unload ing two supertankers at one time. The channel would make Galves ton the only deepwater port in Texas if completed before Deepport. United Press Internaliiml HOUSTON - Relaxation, eminent efforts to phastou mercial use of natural gas® short-term, even if disrup Iranian oil exports continiies alternate fuels, a private economist said Wednesday John H. Lichtblau, exeni rector of the Petroleum Research Foundation, t 0 | Natural Gas Supply Commj relaxation conflicts with L government policy anditj on a miscalculation. Lichthlau said a govern® tempt to revive the nowsit; policy of reducing gas salesti. trial and electric utility® can be expected soon. “The National Energy Ada requires the phasing ouldi these customers,” he said. Lichthlau said the renti commercial gas sales limit might come despite (heia substitute fuels causedbyth cal disruption of Iranianoilp tion. He said government mis tion of a temporary gas surpl long-range policy demands be additional factors causing controls. “Right now, the Iranian! could make it (the surplus] short duration if Iranian oil remain totally unavailal another few months shortage can be expected velop," Lichthlau said. “In that case, any fuel displacing oil would havr mobilized to reduce ourned imports, he said. Lichthlau said supply exceeds demand, but Eneip! tary James Schlesinger’s zation of the situation as misleading. Lichthlau said the tration’s estimate of the trillion cubic feet —about5| of annual demand — was “The figure has been both directions but then doubt that many gas prodis currently operating \vi capacity,” he said. Lichthlau said industrial gas users would have to suit to oil in a relatively shorttfe icy is again reversed. he cl hroug deci rceme t and j highw in moi e stati ion of 30 per to fc 1979, s 'he Su nee At s mus! drive in 19 licles a d limi PO SHIRTST 693-9308 Woodstone Center 907 Harvey Rd. (Hwy. 30) Open 'We Sell Shirts' Mama’s Pizza 807 Texas Ave. Mama’s Homemade Chili Special $1J Big Bowl Chili with Salad *■ LUNCH SPECIAL 11-2 MON.-FRI. $041 Bottomless Buffet - Pizza Salad Drink *1 M(SC GREAT I<» MARIJUANA : WHAT(5 THE CRi A DE5ATE MR. KEITH STROUP noqgjL V(S DR. R05ERT PETERSEN NATL. INSTITUTE ON DPUG ABUSE FEBRUARY 1 STUDENTS- 8 ; 00 PM OTHEQ<5- RUDDER THEATRE ISSUES 1