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Perry & Houston County's
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1993
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Members of the Perry High School Homecoming Court for 1993 are: (front row, !-r) Shameka Smith, Nikia Clarington, Shirquon
Robinson, Allyson Barrett, TaMesha Hickey and Hillary Smith; (back row, l-r) Felicia Anderson, Jennifer Law, Robin Griffin, Katherine
Blount, Amanda Mizell, Cnythia Dawkins, Amanda Malone, Millicent Wynn and LaTashia Askew.
Perry High names ‘93 homecoming court
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
When halftime of this Friday’s
Perry High School football game is
over, one lucky senior girl will
walk off the field with'a shiny new
crown and banner'proclaiming her
the PHS Homecoming Queen for
1993.
According to Elaine Stephens,
five senior girls were selected by
fellow students during a recent elec
tion to compete for the prestigious
title. A final vote of the student
body will be held this Friday with
the winner being crowned during
halftime of the school’s Friday
night homecoming game between
the PHS Panthers and the Dodge
County Indians.
The five seniors vying for the ti
tle arc:
•Cynthia Diane Dawkins, daugh
ter of Skip and Betty Dawkins of
Perry.
Captain of this year’s Perry
High School cheerleading squad,
Cynthia is involved in many activi
ties at her school, from softball, the
Anchor Club and the Future Farm
ers of America to the Student Gov
ernment Association, the Arrive
Alive program and 4-H.
Additionally, she is the president
morning, Perry
In Sympathy
The community's sympathy is
extended to the families of
those who recently died. They
include Roy Hampton Park,
Ithaca, N.Y.; Leroy Mason Jr.,
Warner Robins; Rayfield
Ricahrdsion, Perry; Glover
Whitehead, Unadilla; Rufus
Hardy Dukes, Mclntyre; Cecil
Harris Jones, Byron. For more
information, please see page
2A
INDEX
JOYCE COMPTON 4A
JAN KERCE 2B_
VETO F. ROLEV _4A
DEATH NOTICES 2A
CLASSIFIED 10A
EDITORIALS JA
LEGAL NOTICES B
Parade, game highlight PHS homecoming week
It’-s -homecoming week at
Perry High School and students
and alumni have many activities
planned to help celebrate.
At 4 p.m. on Friday, a home
coming parade will kick off at
the intersection of Sears Road
and Gen. Courtney Hodges
Boulevard.
With more than 50 entries
expected to participate, the
parade will travel along Hodges
Boulevard and turn onto Main
Street, disbanding in the parking
lot of the Piggly Wiggly
of the Fellowship of Christian Ath
letes and is treasurer of the senior
class. She has been listed in the
prestigious “Who’s Who Among
American High School Students”
for the past four years and is a two
year candidate of the People to Peo
ple Student Ambassador Program
for Science.
After graduation, she plans to
study cytology at Georgia College
in Millcdgeville.
•Jennifer Law, daughter of Ge
orge and Helen Law of Perryr
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Chamber supports Perry Players
The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce pledged their support to the Perry Players this week in
the form of a SSOO donation to help the local drama group with the remodeling of their new
playhouse on Main Street. Pictured above, (l-r) Chamber Executive Vice President Peggie
Williams and Chamber President Jimmy Faircloth present a check to Players President Dennis
Hooper and Players Secretary Carol Howard.
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Shopping Center.
Then, on Friday evening, stu
dents and fans will fill the stands
at the Panther Pit for the 8 p.m.
kick off of the school’s
homecoming game against the
Dodge County Indians. Halftime
festivities will be the
presentation of the 1992 home
coming queen and her court.
Finally, the Perry High
School Homecoming Week will
culminate Saturday evening with
a dance which will, among
Please see Parade, page 9A
A homecoming court
representative for the past three
years, Jennifer is a current member
of the Perry High Future Business
Leaders of America and is a past
member of the Yomen Club and the
yearbook and school newspaper
staffs.
She attends First Baptist
Church in Perry and plans to enroll
at Valdosta State University upon
graduation.
•Amanda Malone, daughter of
Charles and Terrie Malone of Perry.
A four year member of the Perry
High Student Council, Jennifer has
been very active in school activities
since her freshman year. She is a
member and officer of the Junior
Civitan Club and has performed in
several of the school’s one act plays
and spring musicals.
Additionally, she is a three year
member of the National Honor So
ciety and Thespian Troupe #2817
and is on the PHS Math Team. She
was also the vice president of her
freshman class, secretary of her
sophomore class and treasurer of her
junior class. This is her second year
on the homecoming court.
After graduation from Perry
High, Amanda plans to study biol
ogy at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
•Amanda Nicole Mizell, daughter
of James Larry Mizell and Bobbie
Page Mizell.
A three-year member of the
Future Business Leaders of
America, Amanda is also a long
time member of the Perry High
School Junior Civitan Club and a
two year member of VICA.
Upon graduation, Amanda plans
to pursue a career in cosmetology.
•Milliccnt Wynn, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. Milton Wynn of
Please see Homecoming, page 9A
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Macon man
arrested for
local murder
Cline charged in recent slaying of Kathleen man
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Macon resident James Jackson
Cline, 38, was arrested Sunday in
connection with the Saturday
murder of Kathleen resident Cecil
Wayne Gordon, 48.
Houston County Sheriffs offi
cials allege that a confrontation
took place between Gordon and
Cline. After the confrontation,
Cline fatally shot Gordon in the
face.
According to Capt. Harry
Enckler, chief investigator for the
Houston County Sheriffs office,
Cline and Gordon had "some Kind
of domestic argument." Enckler
said that the two men had known
each other for approximately three
years. He said that investigators
were not sure what the argument
was about.
The Sheriffs department alleges
that Cline shot Gordon with a 12
gauge shotgun. Enckler said it ap
peared that Gordon was shot with
number four or number six shot
shotgun pellets.
Gordon's murder occurred at his
Perry trick-or-treat
to be Saturday p.m.
Perry’s little ghosts, goblins and
other spooks had better not wait un
til Sunday, October 31, to roam lo
cal neighborhoods for candy and
other Halloween treats.
Because, if they do, they’ll be
too late.
This year, because Halloween
falls on Sunday, the City of Perry
has set the official trick or treat
time for 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on
Saturday.
Also, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m.
that same night, Perry Hospital is
offering a free candy x-raying ser
vice to help detect any foreign
objects that could have been
inserted into the treats.
“Many Halloween related acci
Perry man charged in
Oct. 5 robbery, assault
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
A Perry man recently arrested
and charged with the Oct. 8 robbery
and battery of a Kentucky man has
also been charged with the Oct. 5
robbery and assault of a Perry
woman.
According to Captain Steve
Heaton of the Perry Police Depart
ment Robert Mathis, 29, of
Perimeter Circle, has been charged
with robbery by force in an incident
that occurred in parking lot of the
Macon Road Piggly Wiggly Tues
day night, Oct. 5.
City approves fee hikes
for recreation programs
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
Although fees to participate in
Perry Recreation sports will remain
the same for city residents, county
residents and out-of-county resi
dents will see an increase beginning
with basketball.
Recreation Commission Chair
man Bob Malone presented Perry
City Council with the commis
sion's recommendation that fees in
crease for county and out-of-county
residents participating in the city
rec department programs. Council
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home on East Bob White Road.
Sheriffs officials allege that after
the shooting, Cline took Gordon’s
car, which was found in Jones
County.
Cline was arrested after an in
formant tipped the Bibb County
Sheriffs office about the murder.
Bibb County contacted the
Houston County Sheriffs office,
which made the arrest in Macon.
Enckler said the arrest was made by
Sgts. Wayne Franklin and Manny
Quinones of the Houston County
Sheriffs office.
Gordon was vice president for
security at Bank South, where he
worked at the bank's main office in
Macon on Mulberry Street. Enckler
said the murder was not related to
Gordon’s position with Bank
South.
Cline is being held without bond
in the Houston County jail, where
he is charged with murder, theft by
taking a motor vehicle and using a
firearm in connection with a felony.
Enckler said Gordon's murder
was the second in the Kathleen area
this year.
dents and injuries can be prevented,”
says Kathy Joiner, Perry’s Hospital
emergency room manager. “If par
ents educate themselves of the pos
sible dangers of trick or treating,
less children would sustain Hal
loween related injuries.”
Parents not interested in having
candy x-rayed at the hospital,
should remember to examine all
candy before allowing children to
eat it, Joiner said.
“And, don’t give children any
candy that looks like it has been
opened or tampered with. Pay
special attention to fruit and avoid
letting children over indulge to
prevent stomach aches,” she added.
Please see Halloween, page 9A
Christine Labra was hit from
behind and a money bag she was
carrying was stolen.
Heaton said the facts surrounding
Mathis’ arrest for the Oct. 8 assault
and robbery of James Jackson of
Alamo, Ky. at the Starvin' Marvin
on Sam Nunn Boulevard led police
to believe he also committed the
Oct. 5 robbery.
Heaton said Detective Bill
Phelps was instrumental in gather
ing the evidence that led to Mathis'
second arrest
Please see Assault, page 9A
approved the increases at their regu
lar meeting Tuesday, oct. 26.
Under the increases, county resi
dents will pay one and a half times
the amount of city residents. Out
of-county residents will be charged
two times the amount of city resi
dents.
The reason the fees are increas
ing for some participants stems
from the county's withdrawal of
funding for the city's recreation
program. According to Malone,
Please see City, page 9A