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’ : ■■■'■ ' TV.—T- . : .■ I , .MM, .. , MT. ; , I 1 •1 >-■ - ■. : *■ . ■ hi -'— " 1 ' ■ 11 1111 1 ■' \■ f The Houston Home f Journal . - - The Houston Home Journal | 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 The Houston Home Journal (USPS 252-780) is published biweekly for $lB per year by the Houston Home Journal, Inc., 807 Carroll St.. Perry, Ga. I 31069. Second Class Postage paid at Perry, Ga. POSTMASTER: Send | address change to The Houston Home Journal, P.O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga. 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 — 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. We value your opinion Write a letter to the editor! P.O. Drawer M, Perry, Ga. 31069 l ij, : i / •*•/ ljiH| Jft|yHKi|Bl CR V |V: * * ' t > .l wtiiLiV {• jfclSjß'm t 1 J I i»fnl:' I I s Bfc^ 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. “““* 1,1 “ M^1.H....... n , 1 \ Perry viewpoint - 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. *** I=jjsl —1 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