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OFFICIAL ORGAN, CITY OF PERRY AND HOUSTON
COUNTY, GEORGIA, SINCE 1870
PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING
807 CARROLL ST.. P.O DRAWER M, PERRY, GA. 31069
TELEPHONE: (912) 987-1823
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31069
ROY H. PARK, President & Chairman of the Board. Part Newspaper*
JAMES B. KERCE
Editor & General Manager
JAN HAMPTON TERESA HAWK
Managing Editor Advertising Manager
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How will you ring in '9l?
Do you sometimes feel like a "stick in the mud" because you
do not celebrate New Year's Eve at some big bash, or wild
party?
There’s no need to, according to a study done by American
Demographics magazine. In fact, if big-time partying to ring in
the new year is not on your agenda, you are in the vast majority,
according to the survey of people who rang in the new year on
Jan. 1. 1990.
The magazine found that:
—Only 25 percent of all Americans partied on New Year's
Eve last year, and only 2 percent wore formal evening attire.
Most people, 45 percent, celebrated quietly at home or in the
home of a friend or relative. Another 28 percent stayed home
and did nothing special at all.
—Younger people arc apparently the nation's "party animals,"
the study reveals. A whopping 86 percent of those adults under
30 who were surveyed went out on the town to celebrate New
Year's Eve.
—Almost half of all adults spent last New Year's Eve watch
ing television, while 10 percent rented a movie for their video
cassette recorders and 23 percent went to bed before midnight.
And, finally the study found champagne isn't the standard
beverage to toast a new year and the sales of alcoholic beverages
to celebrate is down. More people, the magazine found, bought
beer over champagne to toast the New Year. Also the proportion
of people who buy any alcoholic beverages for New Year’s Eve
dropped between 1986 and 1989.
So, if your plans for New Year's Eve including enjoying the
companionship of family or friends at home, it seems you will
have plenty of company in Perry and across the nation—and
you'll stand a much belter chance of not becoming an accident
statistic.
Recycle that Christmas tree
Want an alternative to dumping your old Christmas tree? Why
not recycle? Thanks to a joint project between the city and a local
high school club, residents here can do just that.
Also, at the same lime, you will be helping to save space in the
city's landfill, while producing a useful product from the recy
cled trees —mulch.
At the heart of the recycling project is a new chipper recently
purchased by the city. The machine shreds small trees, brush
and limbs in a matter of seconds. The resulting mulch can be
used as a ground cover like pine straw.
The machine is located at the Toomcr Road landfill. Residents
who want to recycle Christmas trees can take them to that loca
tion, or to a pickup point at the city bam. Curb side pickup will
also be available for the next few days as city crews cover their
usual trash routes. Members of Perry High School's Future
Farmer's of America chapter will collect trees at the city bam for
delivery to the landfill chipper site.
Mulch from recycled trees will be made available free to the
public and can be picked up at the Toomcr Road landfill.
While this is the first year for the chipper recycling project, we
sec it as an important step toward a total recycling plan for Perry
and Houston County and applaud the mayor, council and FFA
chapter for implementing the project.
Soviet visit a good sign
There is little doubt that the last week’s visit to Perry and the
Georgia Agriccntcr by a trade delegation from the Soviet Union
was historic. It marked another first for a city which has
recorded numerous firsts over the years.
But, more importantly, the interest shown by a top-ranking
Soviet trade official and his colleagues during their visit signaled
the potential Perry and the Agricenter have for entering the inter
national arena of idea exchanges and trade.
The delegation's interest in the state agricultural show place
located here was primarily because the USSR is considering
building a similar facility near Moscow. They also expressed an
interest in Georgia farming and ag research.
With an casing of tension between the world's two super
powers, a Soviet interest in Georgia's ag center could well open
a door to vast opportunities for Perry.
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God will help us face 1991 with hope
Soon a new year will be upon us,
1991! "New" is a beautiful word,
because we have a God "Who
makes all things new" (2 Cor.
5:17).
He is the God of new beginnings.
Every day is a new day because God
is a God of grace. Grace is God's
unmerited favor to those who arc
undeserving.
For the genuinely repentant, they
find a forgiving God Who says,
"Let's begin again." He never gives
up on us, even when we catch our
selves feeling like curling up and
resigning from life.
God is the wonderfully patient
God of failures. He is called,
"Savior." Only those who have
failed need a Savior.
One lady who experienced time
and again God's meeting her at her
greatest point of need, compared her
life to a great compost heap.
Compost is decayed organic fer
tilizing material. It is made up lit
erally of the organic portions of
garbage, which arc mixed in a heap
to decay. Gardeners have found it
to be the most potent fertilizer
available.
This lady said she saw her life as
1951 brings rise in cigarette prices
January 5, 1981
A tractor trailer collision on In
terstate 75 killed four people during
the holiday weekend. According to
reports filed by the stale patrol, the
tractor trailer lost control and
plowed into a 1980 Pontiac car
from Michigan killing all the pas
sengers inside.
The Perry Teen Club held a dance
Saturday night at the Perry Country
Club. A local group, the Butter
scotch Mondays, performed.
***
Perry Hospital sponsored a blood
drive Monday and according to Red
Cross representatives, the drive was
a success.
January 3. 1971
Kenneth Aldridge, district man
ager of General Telephone Com
pany, announced plans to install
touch dialing equipment in Perry
sometime during this year. Accord
ing to Aldridge, the project is ex
pected to cost $17,370.
***
Three Perry youths have been
charged with destroying public
property and released under S2OO
bond for each.
The youths were charged with
knocking down traffic signs.
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Perry viewpoint
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Jim Shipley
Pastor, Perry
Presbyterian Church
a mixture of all of the limes she
fell flat on her face, all of the occa
sions when she could have done
more or should at least have done
something, all of the events for
which she rose to the occasion and
fell short, the lonely times when
she saw her own ugliness and out
of disgust wanted to throw in the
towel.
Then, at her lowest points, God
would meet her and say ,"I will
never leave you or forsake you. If
you will confess your sins, I will
forgive and cleanse you from all of
Remember
when?
A look back at the people and
events which shaped Perry. This
column is compiled from past
Houston Home Journal issues.
The second cattlemen's organiza
tion has chosen Perry for its stale
headquarters. The Georgia Cattle
men's Association has located its
office on Jemigan Street next door
to the office of tghe Georgia Angus
Association.
January 6, 1966
A tornado swooped down on the
J.W. Coffey Satellite Ranch and
knocked down 100 trees. There were
no accidents or damage to build
ings.
Houston County Commissioners
will soon open bids for a tax reval
uation and equalization program
that will cost in the neighborhood
of $125,000
January 6, 1961
Patsy Home and Ray Leach won
your filthiness and failure.
I will release you from all that
disgusts you about yourself. If I
forgive you , you can forgive your
self. You don't have to make
yourself pay for your own failures
and shortcomings by self-depreca
tion and self-punishment.
You arc forgiven, loved, and ac
cepted in the beloved. Just receive
it as a gift. For it has been paid for
by Jesus Christ on Calvary's
cross."
When God forgives, He forgets
and makes it as if we have never
failed. That is grace! He restores,
renews, and strengthen us to get up
and try again.
We also find Him right in there
with us, guiding, directing, em
powering, encouraging, binding up
our wounds, and never giving up on
us.
Then we find that all of our
shortcomings have been thrown out
into the compost heap, out of
which comes the fertilizer of
lessons to grow us up in the love
of God, neighbor, and ourselves.
With that kind of God, let us take
on 1991 with confidence and hope.
He will never let us down!
new bikes from the Home Journal
for bringing in new subscriptions.
**♦
Beth Tabor, daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Ralph Tabor, has won a three
day trip to Miami in a contest
sponsored by Della Air Lines.
Perry's Thrift Court of America
began receiving guests last weekend
in its new units.
January 2, 1951
Widening and paving on Main
Street and Washington Street will
begin in the spring the city council
announced last week.
**♦
The price of cigarettes has
jumped to a shocking 23 cents per
pack, up from 15 cents per pack
during 1950.
Twenty Pcrryans have been called
to report for their physicals to see if
they will be drafted into military
service.
***
Rev. John B. Pridgen Jr. was or
dained as a minister at special ser
vices at Perry Presbyterian Church
Sunday afternoon.
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Alan Willis
HHJ Staff Writer-
Perry needs a
movie theatre,
bowling a11ey....
It is that time of year again. No,
not time to think of New Year's
resolutions (or, should we say,
January next year resolutions). It is
the in-bclween-thc-holidays lime
and no one knows for sure if we are
supposed to wind-down or wind-up
The news is slow this time of
year, in a community newspaper
especially. Everyone has already had
their Christmas events (obviously,
since Christmas is over) but no one
has begun next year's projects
(equally obvious since next years
has not begun).
So, in looking around at what is
happening here in Perry, I began to
wonder what people do between the
holidays.
As one of Perry's newer residents,
I was also hoping to discover vari
ous ways of meeting more people.
However, the results of the search
were not as optimistic as the re
searcher.
Yes, it became painfully obvious
that there is precious little to do in
Perry, Georgia. I may seem a bit
strange in my notions of what this
town could use, in the way of di
version, but 1 doubt that I am com
pletely alone in my oddity.
What, I ask, is a town the size of
Perry doing so many miles from a
movie theater? Yes, I know the
video revolution has changed the
way Americans see films, but, still,
a good number of us would go to
sec a movie once in a while, sup
posing it didn't mean at least a
twenty-minute drive.
Since I have been here, I have
heard talk to the effect that "Perry
could use a bowling alley." Now, I
can't bowl. I once broke 100 (which
avid bowlers know is the sign of a
rank beginner, but know also I was
the high scorer of our foursome).
Still, I agree, Perry could use a
bowling alley. Some friends of
mine recently decided to go bowling
and it also meant a trip to Warner
Robins.
Perry is doing something to an
swer the question of "what can I
do?' for our town's youngsters. Ben
Hamrick and many others have
worked hard to organize and begin
what promises to be Middle Geor
gia’s best recreation program. But,
not everyone has children and not
all adults are inclined (or have the
scheduling flexibility) to join those
programs. A movie theater or a
bowling alley would fit well into
our town.
Part of the problem is that Perry
has attempted and succeeded in es
tablishing itself as a place to settle
and raise a family. However, some
people come to Perry without that
family, and for them there is a seri
ous lack of activity. There is noth
ing wrong with Perry's being fam
ily oriented, but if it is to continue
to grow and prosper, it will have to
offer something to those who come
here by themselves.
It is true that this is not a large
segment of Perry's current popula
tion, but it would be dangerous to
ignore its potential growth. New
industry is coming to Perry with
some regularity. PPG is fairly new
and Northrop has not even begun to
bring in the people who will oper
ate its plant. Perry and south
Houston County arc growing, and
single folks will appear in the
town.
Perry needs to offer these people
some reason to stay here, else they
will rotate out with no remorse.
That, I dare say, would not be eco
nomically beneficial, nor would be
good for the town.
I know that there arc many
church organizations, but a good
many of those youth groups cater
to the high school students, not to
young adults-thc group which I am
Please see WILLIS, page 8A