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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1981
&M-Galveston turns away senior citizen
United Press International
SEATTLE — Registration for
James H. Petrie was canceled at
exas A&M University’s Galves-
Branch when officials found
out he was a senior citizen.
Petrie, 71, of Kirkland, Wash.,
was accepted by the university for
course of study that would have
allowed him to become a Mer
chant Marine officer. He obtained
a federal education loan of $2,400,
and the president of the university
had written him a letter of congra
tulations for choosing to attend
Texas A&M.
But when he reported on the
campus Aug. 24, as directed by
correspondence from the univer
sity, “certain school officials” disc
overed his age and Petrie’s regis
tration was canceled.
“It’s purely a case of age discri
mination,” Petrie said.
Texas A&M at Galveston is one
of a few schools in the nation offer
ing a course in Marine Transporta
tion with the option of becoming
an officer in the Merchant Marine.
“You cannot be admitted to
program because you could not
graduate from the license-option
program until you are 76,” univer
sity president William H.
Clayton, said in a second letter to
Petrie.
“The potential is virtually zero
that companies hiring license-
option program graduates of this
institution would employ a man of
reacher pleads guilty to theft
if two families’ life savings
your age,” the letter said.
Petrie is upset about that.
“Since I already have a college
degree, I could complete the
course in three years, at the age of
74 — not 76,” he said. “And there
are lots of merchant marine offic
ers on active duty in their 70s.
“It cost me nearly $600 to drive
down to Galveston with the expec
tation of entering school, and then
drive back to Seattle. I’m terribly
disappointed.”
The university offered to let
him take the course without
obtaining his license as a Mer
chant Marine officer, but there’s
no point in that, Petrie said.
“I am seeking a career, a job.
President Reagan wants to do
away with retirement at 62 or 65,
and make us work longer. That’s
what I’m trying to do.
“Maybe President Reagan bet
ter talk to a few people — like the
people who wouldn’t let me in
school. ”
Petrie retired from the South
ern Pacific Railroad in 1961 after
22 years of service as a technician
in traffic control.
He retired from Boeing Co. in
1974 after working as a technical
writer and 747 airframe inspector.
After leaving Boeing, he
attended Seattle Pacific Universi
ty for two years before applying to
Texas A&M.
United Press International
HOUSTON — Two families
|windled out of $641,000 by a
reacher who pleaded guilty to
heft are sad and bitter about hav-
mgtoface the future without their
life savings.
I David Franklin Boston, 67, a
former preacher, pleaded guilty
iuesday to felony bond fraud. He
hso admitted misusing funds
j|iven him for management,
Di J $541,000 by John Branch and
$100,000 by CaRita Barrett.
Branch, an engineer who work
ed overseas to make more money
for retirement, said he has de
veloped arthritis and needs to re
tire. He planned to use his
$541,000 to buy a home and edu
cate his two learning handicapped
children.
Mrs. Barrett’s husband, David,
has been a paraplegic since an on-
the-job accident 14 years ago.
They planned to use their
$100,000 to support themselves
and obtain the best care possible
for him without help from anyone
else.
“In both cases, they’re just wor
ried sick about their futures,” said
Janet Mortensen, a State Secur
ities Board investigator who said
Boston already was under scrutiny
for bond fraud when the Branch
and Barrett swindles surfaced.
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Sneakers recommended
for children’s school wear
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United Press International
| PHILADELPHIA — Parents
can do their pocketbooks and their
children a favor if they buy sneak-
0llllt . ers instead of hard-soled shoes for
jjty school wear, says a children’s
p e 0 (j health center director.
- Dr. Jeffrey Weiss has nothing
;ainst special shoes for some
:casions and some foot condi
tions.
Children who don’t have flat
feet don’t need shoes with arch
jJHipports, says the Jefferson
j V( Medical College assistant profes-
1 sor of pediatrics and head of the
hildren’s Health Center at Tho
mas Jefferson University Hos-
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to J| you won t get flat feet if
1 you don’t wear arch supports. This
condition is not caused by wearing
improper shoes,” Weiss says.
He suggests high-backed
sneakers for children only if they
fend to step out of the lowbacked
pe. These and other high
jacked shoes don’t give a lot of
kle support, he says, but chil-
jren’s ankles don’t need support
for regular activities. Children’s
Ifegb one muscles and tendons will
do the job adequately, he adds.
Weiss does, however, advise
ecial shoes for athletic activities
:ch as football, track or jogging.
Some children also need
hopedic shoes, he says, but
should be examined by a
hysician, who should write a pre-
iription for the exact type of
oes needed.
Weiss also says sneakers should
appear to be well-constructed
with sturdy-looking canvas pieces
that are glued on straight and vent
holes that do not have any tears
around them.
Make sure sneakers fit properly
and feel comfortable, he adds. If
they are too loose, they will cause
blisters; too tight, they will be
very uncomfortable.
“Never leave this kind of judg
ment to a shoe salesman,” Weiss
says.
Children who need orthopedic
shoes usually will “toe in” or “toe
out,” the pediatrican says, or may
suffer foot pain or have an unusual
gait.
Be prepared to spend about $15
to $20 a pair for children’s sneak
ers, he says. “If they are too inex
pensive they will not last.”
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“I paid him money to manage
my account. I paid him money to
steal my money, it looks like,”
Branch said.
Branch, 56, said he found out
his money was gone when he
asked Boston for $30,000 this year
to cover debts.
“He kept procrastinating and
finally I got this letter to call his
attorney. I found he had embez
zled the whole thing. This has
really upset my family. There is
nothing I can do now but keep
working.
“It has nearly driven me out of
my mind,” Branch said.
Mrs. Barrett expressed similar
feelings.
“That was our retirement so we
could live off it and not depend on
anyone else,” she said. “He’s one
of the smoothest con men I’ve
ever known. But he was our minis
ter when we came to Houston in
1941 and Mr. Barrett had faith in
him.”
Mrs. Mortensen said Boston
had helped many churches legiti
mately float bonds after he quit
preaching.
State District Judge Miron
Love ordered a background inves
tigation and scheduled sentencing
for November. Boston could face
10 years in prison and a $5,000
fine.
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