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WEEKEND EDITION 250 Perry & Houston County's offical Legal Organ HOME JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS Deaths lona Miller, Martha Pearl Walker. For a complete listing, please see page 3A. Welcome home . .. Guardsman Sgt. Larry W. Calark, Perry. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family. Kmart employees give a helping hand Members of the Perry Kmart "Good News” committee have been working hard to help others have a better Christmas. For a photo, please see page 3A Dear Santa Claus As Santa prepares for his long journey from the North Pole, area youngsters share their wishes to him by letter. Paper coming out early for Christmas In order for employees of The Houston Home Journal to en joy Christmas Day with their friends and family, our regular Mid-Week Edition will be pub lished one day early. Sub scribers will receive their pa per on Christmas morning, in stead of Wednesday. Included in the Christmas Day edition will be numerous "Christmas Greetings" from local mer chants. INDEX —-— MARK BLUMEN IB CALENDAR 3A CLASSIFIED SB DEATH NOTICES 3A EDITORIALS 4A POLICE REPORT 2A REMEMBER WHEN 4A SPORTS IB SHERIFF'S REPORT 2A JIM SHIPLEY 4A JOHN TRUSSEL 4B BOBBY TUGGLE 4B TV WEEK 1C ALAN WILUS 4A WOODS N WATER 4B TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL: 987-1823, OR 987-5203 READ IT, THEN RECYCLE! This newspaper Is printed, in part, on re- jgr cycled paper and is re- jp , A, cyclable. For locations /A, of recycling stations, call 987-1823 New deep well dedicated, will satisfy growth By ALAN WILLIS Staff Writer "Every one here has played a role," said Mayor James Worrall to the crowd gathered at the Perry Works for the dedication of the new deep well. On hand was Mrs. Dot Hendrix, whose late husband, Councilman Jim Hendrix. Worrall said "one thing he [Hendrix] always wanted done... make sure the community never ever ran short of water." Hervia Ingram, Chairman of the Public Works Planning Commit tee, gave a brief history of the pro ject, saying that "Perry has a his tory of leadership that looks ahead of the game." Ingram said that it was the growth in the north section of town, especially with the arrival of Please see WELL, Page 6A . ' - ——— » • - - __________ ff The Houston Homeff journr Bp. hhlhH HB Aki IT pjgSp « iwm ikT ~.w _... MW p| ; ■ ' |PP ' '' , ■ ' Carlene Howze, of the Travel Center, introduces Mayor James Worrall and Victor Ivliev, Chief of Soyuzsnabimport, the Soviet company in charge of international trade. Representative Larry Walker, Senator-elect Sonny Perdue and Representative -elect Jay Walker present a Georgia Flag to Victor Ivliev. Soviet visit puts Georgia's Agricenter in spotlight as a 'world-class' facility By ALAN WILLIS Staff Writer The visit of five Soviet digni taries to Perry put the Georgia Na tional Fairgrounds and Agriccnlcr in the spotlight. "It reinforced what we always knew," said Representative Larry Walker, "that it is a world-class facility." According to Agriccnlcr Director Wilson Sparks, the visit means ”a tremendous amount, not only to Perry and the Agriccnlcr, but to Middle Georgia as a whole." Sparks stressed that the Agriccn lcr, while it is in Perry, belongs to all of Georgia. The visit was, he said "very worthwhile." "We can only be speculative Mayor James Worrall, Mrs. Dot Hendrix, Councilmen Hervia Ingram, James Moore, and Bobby Glover were among the many Perry officials attending the dedication of the new deep well at the Perry Water Works Friday Morning. about what it means to agricultural trade," said Sparks. But Walker clearly believes that it is good news. "Mr. Ivlicv's [the delegations leader] role is to buy what the So viet people need," said Walker. He pointed out that Ivliev has "billions of dollars" at his disposal. Walker is confidant that the visit means "some products our people produce could be sold," though he did not specify any particular prod uct. Perry Mayor James Worrall be lieves that if an international trade fare at roughly the same time the Soviet Union begins to expand its agricultural economy it will be "a big plus." "...they arc going to duplicate it [the Agriccnlcr) outside of Moscow," noted Walker, agreeing with Sparks who said "word is out it is one of the best." The Soviets arc not the only group interested in duplicating Perry's Agriccnter. An Australian delegation looked at die center with an eye to build one outside of Sid ney. However, Sparks said "you don't get much higher ranking [officials] on a fact finding mis sion." According to Sparks, the visit of the Soviets and the other delega tions all boost the reputation of the Agriccnter. "If people arc pleased, impressed, they talk about it...that stimulates more interest." A Park Community Newspaper—©l99ol -■■'o i ,/qq mmgjM HHHMI hI USSR group opens doors of friendship Delegation visits ageenter on fact-finding tour of U.S. By ALAN WILLIS Staff Writer "We are grateful., .we are here in this beautiful town," Victor Ivliev told Perry's Mayor and Councilmen. Ivliev is the leader of a five member delegation touring the I nited States which came to Perry Wednesday. The focus of Ivliev's visit to Perry was the Georgia Agri center. The Soviet Government is interested in building a similar center in a rural area of the Moscow District. Ivliev is head of Soyuzsnabim port (the Government company which deals with international trade) and is on the Committee of USSR State Supply for Trade Unions. He is one of the lop officials in the Soviet Government. The other members of the delegation are Valeri N. Gaurishko, chief of the marketing department and Ivlicv's deputy, Alexey P. Sobolev, head of the department of Joint Ventures Sovinlcrinvest, Anatoly I. Borisov, the financial director, and Victor V. Polyvannyi. Ivliev told American business men and officials that he "considers] the job of agriculture one of the most important." With the visit, Ivliev believes that business relations between the countries "made a step forward." He believes that people will support the policy of good relations. According to Carlene Howze of the Travel Center, the Soviet Cen ter would serve two function. "Everything people would need for agriculture would be available at the center," said Howze, noting that the economic system in the Soviet Union docs not utilize dealers for the equipment. The center would fill that type of role. In addition, the center would be the host of exhibitions, much like the function of the Georgia Agri ccnlcr. According to Howze, the purpose of visiting the Agricenter was to learn how it was built, and to avoid any mistakes which studying Geor gia's center could help them avoid. At the city’s reception for the delegation, Mayor James Worrall presented each member of the dele gation with a key to the City, say ing they "open doors of friendship." Ivliev told the Mayor that al though they are businessmen on a business trip, they "also try to es tablish peace." Houston County's 'R- U-O.K' system on line By MIKE PRINCIPATO Staff Writer Houston County's 911 "R-U -0.K." system is now a reality. County 911 Supervisor Ron Ott announced Thursday the system, designed to assist elderly and shut in’s in Houston County, is now operational. "We’re ready to begin providing service to county residents,” said Ott. "All we're waiting for is notification by an individual that they would like to receive the ser vice." "R-U-0.K." is a computer gen erated reassurance telephone system for area shut-ins and elderly inde pendents. The system checks daily with subscribers to see if every thing is O.K. Designed by Northland Innova tion Corporation, St. Paul, the computerized system provides an dil t i Wilson Sparks,Director, Georgia Agricenter At a dinner at the Agriccnter, Rep. Larry Walker told the Soviets and American businessmen and of ficials that he "hopefed] our friends from the Soviet Union have en joyed their visit as much as we have enjoyed having them. Ivliev presented Larry Walker with a platter, which Walker said he would put on display at the Agriccnlcr "where all people can enjoy it and its beauty." Walker invited Ivliev back to the Agriccnter when the international center was completed. And Ivliev said he wanted to sec the center in the year 2000. He also said he would be happy if the Americans would be able to see the Soviet Center. Finally, L,arry Walker, Sonny Perdue and Jay Walker presented Ivliev with a Georgia Slate flag. "Not every delegation has the honor to have a flag as a gift," Ivliev said in thanks. Larry Walker wished the delega tion a good time at Disney World, the only part of their trip that is not business. They will go from there to New York. automatic dialing service which is monitored by police, fire and emer gency services. Once an individual's name is en tered into the computer, the system automatically dials subscribers phone numbers at predetermined limes of day, checking to sec if all is O.K. When the subscriber picks up the telephone to answer, the computer ized system registers an O.K. and continues on to the next number. If a subscriber fails to answer, the system hangs up and tries again. Three attempts arc made to reach the party. If a client has not an swered by the third attempt, the system sounds an alarm, printing out vital information including medical history, place of residency and family doctor. Clients may designate family members they wish to be notified in case of an Please see 0.K., Page 6A