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'They By WENDY OGLE! Gamecock Staff Wr They used to mak you at the university time ago, but Johi remember. WHEN HE ioineri in 1937, Martin si custodians who tool chore. "We made t day and changed th week," Martin s< "Those boys had it those days." In June, Martin closing out a career has spanned 40 yeai custodial departmei and moved to the Messenger service. Twenty years hav< traffic, more pedesti work to Martin's jo and picking up USC mail. "WHEN I came t campus post office, truck and I m? The Gamect won't publii Monday's is The Gamecock will not nublis because the Kussc be closed this we effort to conserve paper will resuni publication sch< sday. * SPECIE Ai iv/ Ono R/inn ond get an< FREE- wit Offer Good <. thru Feb. 28 only ax uoo Kosewi 1 35 Sunset Blvd. We FREE UNIV SPRIN< COURS FUTURI AA IVAI / miAVU\ FENCIh DRAWI MACR/fl YOG> and many n r- irvr* a KEVjMd I KA1 January 2 10 am -3 \ 2nd Floor Russell He ru made you 3BY deliveries," Mart iter came, departmer e your bed for 1? come and get It was a long NcT we have f< n Martin can making two deliv Martin's route I the USC staff hours to run and < jpervised the miles. He deliver * care of this university dep he beds every laments that drivi eiinen once a most buildings i; lid, smiling. past. nice back in He said he int< daily steps befor 1 will retire, When he first l with USC that university, he in *s. He left the semester. He wa tit in the 1950s University at the USC Mail and to teach at a blacl Head Island. 2 broueht more FINANCIAI.diffici rians and more to drop out of sch< b of delivering and his one sen" ' departmental USC turned into don't regret the de o work at the sometimes I didn't there was one people I could hav ade all the In his early day: ! ! sh I sue || ircwa^auci ;h Monaav 41 House will ^ekend in an energy. The e its regular 3dule ThurUL* T no Split 3ther h coupon NO >iih?titutinn? oodDr.and i | fst Columbia .1 | ERSITY I *** i bJT ; j I SM DGY JG NG kME I more! moN 6 & 27 Dm Lobby >use mm ^?1 XXiS? ^1 r lMMMNnMnoanJ r bed ba in said. "Before I knew it secretaries had kept 1 their own mail. *? kn< )ur trucks, each work< rprips: a Hav " VOU'r< takes about three covers about five VV?T s mail to about 30 >artments and P1U? , ing to the doors of ?.. 5 a thing of the ^ and S snds to count his father ^ c lie iciutrs. me yc took a job at the CAT tended to stay a Denve s attending Allen places time and wanted Soul k school on Hilton state < Marti Lilties forced him his c; X)1 for nine years, "I'm tester of work at 4Tr a lifetime. "I physi< vision, but I feel the v< help some of the said re," Martin said. days s at USC, Martin ni dr ?EARTH is the r HI BUY 1 Am FOI e U S P?l?ni Ho 330UM sear For every waM ft 1 QNMj limi" Xm'itMY WaNtlng, IM ick then' many of the students. "Yoi closer contact then. You go ow some of the boys as yoi xl. Today it seems more lik< b just going into buildings, bu ss we're able to get mon done," he said. tin said he intends to devote of his time after retirement ivel. He has ten grand on onr] ^ii auu uuc gi cai'gl dlillLIUlU. ' must see Lookout Mountair lix Flags with their grand Martin said."They'll keep mng." ^ ADA, Salt Lake City, ir and San Francisco are ; he wants to visit, th Carolina law requires employes to retire at 65, bul n said ne would have endec areer in June regardless, about ready to go," he said n beginning to feel tirec :ally," he sighed. Then, with aice of a practical man, h? "My take-home pay these isn't much more than what aw after retirement." egistered trademark of Kals? SK CHE EAR1 I ?UU WO DT THE 1 Style 150. In Golc For Men & Womei Regularly $39 i 5%TO! m ftNVSTYl^^ STYLES FOR MEN rED QUANTITIES AV SHOP EARLY FO Available in S.C. uutna 2020 D?vme St. ( Columbia 2 mm Ebb Mm Hi & IB | Bl:# III H*tJL Ma ^ 3 :. > Jfipjl I A^B S9/4 i | . [ ||11 1 Systerpet, Inc. ?1976, Kalstf ra SHOE 1 IT HAVE NVHUIiEJII Jen Glove jOLOBSANDSH & WOMEN ON SALE! AILABL.E ON SALE ITEM? R BEST SELECTION. only at: BfM 5-Points) i.C. < i K V ! _ .yfr f IhBP^ Mark Drake THE GAMECOCK Systemet, Inc. PW ^UARY thru 29 mm. TO L. &\ I : MOW.-SAT. t+4 1