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WEEKEND
EDITION
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Perry & Houston County's
offical Legal Organ
I SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1991
HOME JOURNAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Deaths
Grace Wilson Anderson,
Rev. Timothy C. Simmons,
Rev. Roland Pitts, Sarah
Virginia Gray, Anna M. Davis,
Joesph Felton Cummings
Sr. For a complete listing,
please see page 3A.
A Perry salute to
... Guardsman SPC Randolph
Green, Perry. For a message
from your children and a list of
those businesses sponsoring
your free subscription, Please
see 10A
It's Cher!
What’s that pop singer
turned actress doing now?
Jackie Cooper knows and
he tells all in his latest movie
review and exclusive
interview with Cher. For a
story, please see page 6A.
New appointments
The Perry City Council made
some new appointments to
committees. For a complete
listing, please see page 3A.
Dance! Dance!
Students at Perry High
School will present a dance
concert January 8 at 7 p.m.
in the school’s theatre. For a
photo and more information,
please see page 2A.
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CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED 6B
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
PRINCIPATO 4A
REMEMBER WHEN 4A
SPORTS IB
SHERIFF'S REPORT 2A
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
JOHN TRUSSEL 4B
BOBBY TUGGLE 4B
TV WEEK 1C
WOODS 'N WATER 2B
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Perry rec
youth program
to begin soon
By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
Perry Middle School will be the
site of the beginning of the Perry
Recreation Department's first ath
letic program for youth.
Perry Basketball will begin there,
Saturday at ten, with ceremonies
beginning at nine.
"I am really looking forward to
it,” said Perry Recreation Director
Ben Hamrick.
Hamrick said he believed that
having 140 plus players and another
30 plus cheerleaders is ”a sign of
things to come in the way of
participation." He is "very pleased"
with the numbers.
"Once we get this major program
behind us, the citizens of Perry will
see that we are serious about recre-
Please see REC, page 8A
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IA safe holiday observed in Perry
I By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
December 31, of any year, brings
with it hopes for the new year, cel
ebrations, and drunk driving.
However, this New Year’s Eve,
no DUI arrests were made in Perry.
"Two officers were assigned ex
tra,” explained Police Chief Frank
Simons, "with one task being to be
on the lookout for DUIs." In addi
tion, Simons himself was on the
road between midnight and 2:30
am.
According to Simons' "we were
fortunate that we were not able to
find any.” There may have been
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First Baby of 1991
Alama Glenoria Dunn was the first baby of 1991 at Perry Hospital. She is the daughter of Mr.
Arnie Dunn and Mrs Deloras Dunn of Montezuma and the grand-daughter of Mary Dunn and
Louise Francis. Alama was born on January 2 nd 1991 and has seven brothers and sisters.
An arrest is made
Murder suspect is caught by Houston Co. deputies
By MIKE PRINCIPATO
Staff Writer
Suspected murderer Albert Daley,
21, of Brooklyn, New York sits in
the Houston County jail awaiting
extradition following his arrest by
Houston County Deputies, January
second.
"Everything just clicked together.
We were very fortunate to appre
hend the suspect so quickly," said
Detective Sergeant Charles Holt of
the Houston County Sheriffs De
partment
According to Holt, Daley had
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service to Houston County. Farise Bryant, right, was named employee of the
month. For a story on these two outstanding women, please see page SA.
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some people who were driving after
drinking, admitted Simons, but he
stressed the volume had clearly been
reduced.
"I think the weather had some
thing to do with it," said Simons.
He also pointed out that "People
took the designated driver program
seriously."
Although unwilling to take all
the credit for the occurrence, Si
mons did say that "awareness that
law enforcement in general is look
ing for them," played a part in the
reduction.
Not every city was like Perry on
been in Houston County only three
days before his capture. Authorities
believe Holt had been staying in
Bibb County and relocated as au
thorities began moving in.
Daley is suspected of killing 15-
year old Rhaesh Kumar and seri
ously wounding his father 49-year
old Naresh Toolsie at their Lincoln
Avenue residence, following a drug
related confrontation, May third of
last year. He is charged locally for
violation of Georgia's Controlled
Substances Act for possession of
cocaine.
"l think the weather
had something to do
with it.. People took the
designated driver pro
gram seriously."
-Chief Frank Simons
New Years Eve. The problem of
DUI, a crime Simons believes there
is no reason to commit, has
prompted incoming Governor Zell
Miller to offer a plan which in
cludes the confiscation of vehicles.
"I am in favor of the Governor’s
"We received a telefax from Ma
con, January second, advising us he
may be in our area," said HolL
"About that time we received
word he was staying at a Warner
Robins residence."
Deputies took Daley into custody
shortly afterward without incident.
"We notified New York of the
capture and asked how they would
like us to proceed," said Holt.
After being notified to proceed
with their investigation, Houston
County Deputies interviewed Da-
Please see SUSPECT, page 8A
PERRY, GA.
plan, as I understand it," Simons
noted. He added that his knowledge
of the proposal has come simply
out of reading the newspapers and
he has net been privy to any details
concerning implementation.
According to Simons, the pro
posal would give adequate notice to
the offender, by authorizing confis
cation at the third offense. He also
said it "would place the obligation
on those who loan, rent or finance
cars to know who they are loaning,
renting, or financing to."
He suggested that the current pri
vacy laws may be altered so that fi
Walker calls for
united effort to
continue progress
By ALAN WILLIS
Staff Writer
Sherrill Stafford told the gathered
leaders of Houston County that "the
County Commission is happy to
host" the lunch-time meeting with
the legislative delegation. Each of
the four members of the delegation
addressed the meeting.
Representative Larry Walker told
the leaders that ”1 am delighted this
is being put together." He said it is
"important if this county is going
to go where we want it to go."
The upcoming year, Walker said,
would be difficult. "There is not a
lot of money," he said, adding that
there is, however, "the opportunity
to do something that we've needed
to do."
That task is what Representative
Sonny Watson called "down-sizing”
the State Government.
Larry Walker said that a "united
effort among the elected officials in
the county," is essential. He noted
that the legislative delegation in
tends to give such an effort.
"There is nothing wrong with a
little competition," Walker said,
but "when it comes to the overall
good, we've got to work together."
According to Walker, it is time
to "start thinking big." He contin
ued, saying "we have outstanding
elected officials," and he encouraged
them to "think about where you'd
like to be in ten years."
On project which he believes the
County, Warner Robins and Perry
need to cooperate on is improve
ments on Houston Lake Road
which connects the two cities. "It
ought to be four lanes," Walker
stated.
Pointing to the widely noted gaps
between Perry, Warner Robins and
Houston County, Walker said "He
[Sherrill Stafford] can bridge the
County commission
Porter is selected as
vice chairman for '9l
By MIKE PRINCIPATO
Staff Writer
County Commissioner Houston
Porter has been named 1990
County Commission Vice Chair
man.
Commission chairman Sherrill
Stafford made the announcement
Wednesday morning during the reg
ular commission meeting.
Porter has served as County
Commissioner for the past 10-
years. In 1983 he served as Chair
man of the Houston County Com
mission.
"I'm deeply moved that my fel
low commissioners have given me
an opportunity to serve in such a
capacity," said Porter.
With Representative elect Jay
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nance and rental companies could
find out if someone has two DUIs.
"I don't really see a negative im
pact if it would pass," noted Si
mons. He added "we would have to
adjust what we do," but stressed "it
could be worked out."
"DUI deaths and injuries is one of
the most preventable death and in
jury causes we have," said Simons.
He realizes that some people may
find confiscation of a car to be an
undue hardship on the family
members of the perpetrator, how
ever, he said that against the hard
ship of a victim and victim's family
"there is no comparison."
gap, if there is one." He encouraged
officials to "think about all of
Middle Georgia, not just Houston
County.
Stafford asked Waker his opinion
on the placement of the second air
port in Georgia, a question Walker
said was "complex."
Walker said that he "feel[s] pretty
good" about the possib '»v of lo
cating the airport south of Atlanta.
However, he said it would likely
not be any further south than Mon
roe County.
In addition to the airport, Walker
said "we need rapid rail in this
state." He pointed out that the new
airport would need to be connected
to Atlanta and to MARTA.
The subject of rail lines prompted
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall to ask
whether the State could do anything
Please see UNITED, page 8A
Driver education
classes will be
offered to public
By MIKE PRINCIPATO
Staff Writer
The Houston County Board of
Education announced Friday that
bus driver classes will be offered
beginning Monday, January 7th.
According to Director of Trans
portation, Houston Porter, classes
will be held from 6p.m. until 8
p.m. Monday through Wednesday
and will continue through next
week. However, classes are sequen
tial.
To be eligible for enrollment,
applicants must be at least 18-years
Please see DRIVE, page 8A
Walker no longer serving as county
commissioner, Porter becomes the
senior commissioner.
"We’ve come along way in the
past ten years. We've seen a lot of
changes, a lot of growth for the
county," said Porter.
"We've been fortunate the people
have elected their best to serve. I'm
proud to be associated with the cal
iber of men leading the county and I
look forward to serving the public's
best interest in the coming year."
Porter will assume the role of
chairman should full time chairman
Sherrill Stafford become unable to
perform the duties of his office. At
that time, Porter would act as in
terim chair until an election could
be held.