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security he had known since his
mother had been taken from him.
My natural mother died when
I was three weeks old. Evidently
she had complications from dia-
betes because her blood would
not clot. My father remarried
when I was a year old to the kind-
est, most loveable lady that
always accepted me the same as
my two half brothers that came
along later.
say the ends justify
MY NATURAL mother's rel-
atives tried at times to get cus-
tody of me, but they were unsuc-
cessful until I was six.
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It was during the depression
and Daddy had gone to Atlanta to
find work. My Mother's relatives
came up with a plan to take me
from the home I lived with my
step mother and two half broth-
ers and deliver me to my blood
grandmother, whom I barely
knew.
What happened to me was
somewhat like Elian's experi-
ence. With Daddy out of town, my
grandmother, my mother's sister
and her husband came to our
home one day and forcefully took
me away from the only security
I had ever known. I remember
that day as if it was yesterday.
Looking back 65 years later,
I realize my blood kin was doing
what they thought was best for
me, but the methods they chose
I wanted my moth-
er and brothers. No
amount of toys could
replace their love and
companionship...
was heartless, just as it was in
Elian's case.
THIS STORY DOES have a
happy ending, however. I lived
with my grandmother for the next
few weeks. I remember her try-
hag to make me happy, but I was
miserable. I wanted my mother
and brothers. No amount of toys
could replace their love artd com-
paninnship.
Finally, it was decided that I
be sent to an Episcopal Boys
Boarding School in Virginia that
would put me away from the
clutches of my family.
I remember riding out of
Mama's house with my grand-
mother and two cousins. My
Father was still in Atlanta, but
Mama, her father and my two
brothers were there.
When my grandmother
ordered my Mother to get my
Rowe Seeks Re,election
To Board of Education
Sheila Rowe has announced
that she will seek reelection to
the District Three seat on the
Troup County Board of
Education. She has represent-
ed District 3 for the past seven
years and she has served as Vice
Chair of the Board since 1997.
Mrs. Rowe resides at 1000
Mobley Bridge Road in
Hogansville. She is a member
of the First United Methodist
Church and The Pilot Club of
Hogansville. She currently
serves on the Board of Directors
of Troup County Communities-
in-Schools.
SHE IS A 1997 graduate of
Leadership Troup and in 1999
she was selected to participate
in the first Georgia School
Board Association leadership
class,in which she was one of
100 board members chosen
statewide.
Mrs. Rowe and her husband,
Ken, have three daughters -
Jodie, a flight attendant with
Delta Airlines; Kimberly, 17,
who attends Callaway High
School and Natie, 10, who
Sheila Rowe
attends West Side Magnet
School.
Mrs. Rowe is a Troup County
native and a 1969 graduate of
Troup High School. She was a
legal secretary for 14 years
before becoming associated
with her husband in the textile
manufacturing business.
MRS. ROWE IS VERY proud
of the many improvements in
the Troup County School System
over the past seven years. She
feels that key among these
improvements has been the
reading initiative started by the
board that has greatly improved
test scores. The Character
Education curriculum has also
had a very positive impact on
our school system and children.
Technology throughout the sys-
tem has been greatly enhanced
and is preparing our students
well.
Also, each campus has been
slated for or has received com-
plete renovation or new con-
struction. When complete, each
campus in our county will have
comparable facilities which are
modern and convenient.
MRS. ROWE IS very aware
of the continued growth of her
district. She believes that
strong, visionary leadership is
necessary to deal with this
growth. She believes that her
record has proven that she is
that person. She pledges that
she will continue to be dedicat-
ed to the children of Troup
County... + ...... -
Brown Announces He
Will Seek Fourth Term
Jeff Brown announced today
that he qualified for his fourth
two year term for Representative
for District 130 in the Georgia
House of Representatives. The
area covered by this starts with
the Long Cane precinct and comes
through LaGrange and covers
northern Troup Cotmty including
Hogansville. Also he represents
three southern precincts of
Coweta County including
Grantville and Moreland.
BROWN SAID, "This is prob-
ably the most crucial election in
the history of Georgia. High on
the agenda for the next two years
is redistricting which will be
decided by the House and Senate
members. It will greatly influ-
ence who this state sends to
Congress particularly since we
anticipate adding possibly as
many as two new Congressional
districts. It also marks the begin-
ning of implementing the very
controversial Education Reform
bill.While most of us agree that
significant reform is needed in
public education, this reform
must go in a better direction than
will otherwise happen. Also,
there's the issue of balance of
power as the Governor assumes
more and more powers previous-
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ly reserved for the legislature."
"1 have been pleased to be a
part of a number of positive leg-
islative actions in the past six
years. Taxes such as the intangi-
ble tax and state sales tax on food
have been removed. Also, we're
in the second year of increasing
Homestead Exemptions to
$50,000. A key bill that passed two
years ago was the Tax Payers Bill
of Rights that will stop the past
practice of using re-appraisals as
a tax increase. Also during this
time, the academic standards of
the State University Systems
have significantly increased
which will serve this state well in
the years ahead. Crime has been
reduced primarily due to tougher
sentencing laws passed by the leg-
islature. Also during this time, I
have attempted to respond to
every constituent request regard-
less of their party affiliation or
income level."
FINALLY BROWN says,"In
addition to the agenda items ref-
erenced above, there are a num-
ber of other areas that will receive
legislative attention in the next
session. There's the continuing
issue of the quality and quantity
of water that so greatly affects
us in West Point Lake. Health care
reform is long overdue and my
committee and task force accom-
plishments should help to
improve this. Also, prigate col-
leges need to receive fair treat-
ment with HOPE Scholarships
monies. This will save tax payers
significant monies since it costs
over $9,000 per student to send a
student to the public University
System today."
During the six years that he
has served Brown has been on the
Health & Ecology, Human
Relations & Aging Committee and
the Industry Committee. He feels
that these are three very crucial
committees that affect con-
stituents in numerous ways. He
has also been a Deputy Whip,
Chairman of the Health Policy
Task Force and on the House
Republican Policy Committee.
PRIOR TO HIS election as a
Representative Brown served for
four years on the LaGrange City
Council. Before that he was
Chairman of Troup 2000. He's a
member of Rotary, has been an
Elder at the First Presbyterian
Church, serves on the Hi Tech
Task Force, West Point Lake
Advisory Task Force and the
Industrial Development
Authority. Earlier he served on
the Telecommunications
Committee. Brown was a
Business Manager for Milliken.
In 1983 he founded
Comprehensive Search. He feels
his background should bode well
for the continuing economic
development of LaGrange.
Brown is married to Shirley
Scott Brown who serves on the
LaGrange Zoning & Planning
Commission and is President of
the Chattahoochee Valley Art
Museum. They have a son Greg
who is a graduate of LaGrange
High School and Presbyterian
College. He is a District Manager
with the Vecta division of
Steelcase in Atlanta. For more
information call Jeff Brown at
706-884-3232.
clothes together, I was leaving for
boarding school the next day,
Mama looked at me and asked?
"Billy, do you want to go off to
school?" With tears in my eyes, I
replied, "No, No, No."
Mama told my grandmother
I would not be going back with
her. The only grandfather I ever
knew spoke up and said, "You
have heard what she said, I sug-
gest you leave as quickly as you
can."
After this, I never had any
further problems with my moth-
er's people. Not even after my
Father died two years later. I
found out that Mama had adopt-
ed me even before my Father
died.
THE ONLY WAY I was able
to forgive my real mother's rela-
tives for what they did to me was
Mama's attitude toward them.
She always said they meant well,
and encouraged me to visit them.
I never did until I was grown.
What does all this have to do
with Elian? Elian knows what he
wants to do even though he is only
six. I know I did.
If he wants to return with his
father to communist Cuba, so be
it.
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