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WEEKEND
EDITION
250
Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1993.
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High fashion!
(HHJ photo by Brenda Thompson)
Approximately 275 people enjoyed an evening of high fashion and tasty desserts as the Pilot Club of Perry presented their Holdiay
Fashion Show and Dessert Thursday evening at the Northrop cafeteria in Perry. In the picture above, a few of the models
representing five local shops took a moment to pose for the camera. Pictured are: (sitting, l-r) Susan Sammons, Nancy Luna and
Ginger O’Cain; (standing, 1-r) Cindy Dawkins, Bill Montgomery, Chad West, Peggie Williams, Tommy Brannen, Jimmy Faircloth and
Eva Ferguson.
Patients rate Perry Hospital favorably
according to results of annual survey
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer tf}* ■>
Nine in 10 Perry Hospital pa
tients gave the hospital good or ex
cellent marks after they left, re
ported Marti Tolleson to the Hous
ton County Hospital Authority
Wednesday night.
The hospital conducts a census
of every in patient to the hospital,
said Tolleson, director of public
relations at Perry Hospital.
"We know that we are not per
fect," said Tolleson. She added the
surveys show "us what we need to
do to be better from the patients'
view."
Tolleson said the survey results
were not slanted by people who had
negative experiences at the hospital.
"You would think that people who
IRS has begun search for
owners to claim tax refunds
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
The IRS is looking for several
Georgia residents, five of which
live in or near Perry.
No, they are not in trouble. In
fact, it's good news. The IRS has
begun its annual search for owners
of unclaimed refunds.
Yes, while most of us have to
tally forgotten about refuhds since
we spent it long ago, a lucky few
have money due them.
According to Paul Williams,
IRS District Director for Georgia,
Dee Dee Wilkerson, Terry C. Fizell
and John A. Lacefield, all of Perry,
and Dan. B. and Steffin Y. Hancock
and Barbara J. Waldrop, both of
Kathleen, may claim an undelivered
refund.
These individuals must call a
toll-free number (1-800-829-
1040) and establish their identity
and right to receive a refund check.
Williams said 3,270 checks were
returned by the Postal Service as
undeliverable in Georgia, with
some refunds dating as far back as
Horse futurity coming to town
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
The Georgia National Futurity
and Classic is coming to Perry Dec.
27-29 and Jan. 9-16, bringing a to
tal of SIIO,OOO in prize money.
Fay Tripp, executive director of
'You would think that people who had a negative
experience would be ready and willing to send itin...But
we get a tot of good ones (surveys). Ifeelitsagood
range."
-Marti Tolleson
Director of Public Relations
Perry Hospital
had a negative experience would be
ready and willing to send it in," she
said. "But we get a lot of good
ones (surveys). I feel it’s a good
range.”
Perry Hospital is also increasing
its local market share, Tolleson told
the board. According to the Geor
gia Hospital Association, Perry
Hospital increased its share of Perry
1981. Amounts range from as little
as one dollar to over $58,000 and
totaling $1,428,044.57.
To establish a claim on a refund,
the following information is neces
sary:
•name and address exactly as
shown on tax return
•present name and address if dif
ferent from that shown on the re
turn
•tax year for which refund is be
lieved due
•social security number or num-
if the return is for a joint re
turn
•amount of refund on the return
•signature (not printed or typed)
To eliminate the possibility of a
lost, stolen or undeliverable refund
check, taxpayers can file electroni
cally and have their refunds de
posited into their checking or sav
ings accounts. For more informa
tion, call the toll-free number or
write to the IRS, Atlanta Service
Center, Refund Inquiry Unit, Stop
112, Atlanta, Ga. 39901.
the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Authority, told members of the au
thority the group is seeking spon
sorship from the CVB once again.
According to Tripp, the author
ity agreed to provide sponsorship
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area patients by five percent over
the first six months of 1993, she
said.
"There’s a lot of surgery that
leaves Perry because we don’t have
some of the specialities," she said.
"People have the perception of
bigger is best," Tolleson said.
"People always think the grass is
greener on the other other side."
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New lights on Sam Nunn
Yes, Christmas lights went up In town this week. But
soon, a different kind of light, which has been needed
desperately will shine. Georgia Power worked on
electric lines this week in preparation for a series of
traffic signals the state Is Installing on Sam Nunn Blvd.
She added that our mobile soci
ety allowed today's patients to go to
other areas for health care more
readily than patients of the past. "It
wasn't as easy to drive to the next
town (years ago),” said Tolleson.
Tolleson said the hospital was
doing more to increase its market
share including adding a $4 million
out-patient surgery and delivery sys
tem due to open in April, a non
emergency transport van and a post
partum nurse who makes house vis
its to new mothers and their babies.
Jim Peake, chief administrator of
the Perry Hospital, said the data
given by the Georgia Hospital As
sociation, which breaks down
health care by zip code, allowed the
hospital to direct its advertising to
specific communities.
PERRY, GA.
Local brewery
purchased, but
plans unknown
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
G. Heileman Brewing Company
and all its holdings are being
acquired by Hicks, Muse and Cos., a
Dallas, Texas-based investment
firm, it was announced recently.
And, although, the company’s
idle Perry plant is a part of the en
tire package being purchased, a
spokesman says it is much too
early to even speculate on the local
plant’s future.
According to Roy Winnick of
Kekst and Company in New York
City, the public relations firm rep
resenting Hicks Muse, his clients
agreed to acquire G. Heileman
Brewing Company on November 1
at a cost of $390 million.
Heileman, the fifth largest U.S.
brewer with a five percent market
share, is best known for its Colt 45
malt liquor and regional brands such
as Old Style, Lone Star and Henry
Weinhard’s. In addition to the idle
Perry plant, it has five operating
breweries in LaCrosse, Baltimore,
San Antonio, Seattle and Portland,
Oregon.
At present, Heileman is
principally owned by the Bank of
Boston and other creditors, all of
whom acquired it several years ago
when then owner, Bond Corp. of
Australia, defaulted on their debt.
The company was reorganized in
1991 under Chapter 11 protection.
The Perry plant, which was
opened by Pabst in 1970 and sold
to G. Heileman in 1981, was closed
in June of 1989 after losing a con
tract to produce Pabst in 1988.
At its peak, it employed as
many as 600 employees, but has
remained unoccupied since closing
more than four years ago.
Several companies have
reportedly considered purchasing the
facility off and on over the years,
but none have been successful. To
this, Winnick again says it’s too
soon to speculate on just what
Perry’s future may be.
“It’s just too early to say what
the company’s needs he
said Thursday afternoon from his
New York office. “The transaction
Please see BREWERY, page 9A
Federal government votes to
keep TSSAM project alive
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writer
Northrop's Tri-Service Standoff
Attack Missile (TSSAM) has
survived the sternest test of its
development with recent funding
approval by both the United States
Senate and House.
The Senate approved $629.1
million in funding for the project in
the 1994 United States Defense
Budget. However, the House denied
funding, putting the future of the
TSSAM in the hands of the
conference committee.
The defense appropriations bill
that came out of the conference
included a significant, though
classified, amount for the TSSAM.
The bill has been passed by both
the Senate and the House, needing
only President Clinton's signature
before going into law.
Clinton "will sign it,” said
Shelby McCash, spokesman for
Congressman Roy Rowland. "It's a
done deal."
In a news release, Rowland said
the total amount of funding
approached the Senate's $629
million.
"The effort to kill or indefinitely
delay this project has failed,"
Rowland said. "This means that
everything is a full go. While we
need to trim defense spending, we
should make sure our armed forces
continue to be armed with the latest
technology."
McCash said Northrop had
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Home Journal
HIGHLIGHTS
In Sympathy
The community's sympathy is
extended to the families of
those who recently died. They
include Anderson Ragins Sr.,
Warner Robins; Mrs. Odell
Smith. For more information,
please see page 2A
A dream come true
Westfield students Jana
Herbert and Kelli Harold are
headed for The Big Apple, New
York City that is, to dance in the
67th Annual Macy's Thanks
giving Day Parade As mem
bers of the school's
Vespedaettes dance team, the
girls are thrilled with the oppor
tunity to dance on Broadway.
For more, please see page 2A
INDEX
BILL OVERTON 6A
CLASSIFIED 9A
DEATHS 2A
EDITORIALS 4A
GUEST COLUMN 2A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
BRENDA THOMPSON 4A
CHURCH NEWS 2A
WOODS ’N WATER 7A
indicated to Rowland that the
funding would be enough to
continue development of the
missile without interruption.
"We got virtually everything the
pro-TSSAM advocates wanted,"
said McCash. "The TSSAM was a
Please see TSSAM, page 9A
Register now for
annual 5K run
The Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a SK-(3.1
miles) Run/Walk Road Race in
conjunction with the annual
"Christmas-at-the-Crossroads" Fes
tival. The race will begin at 8 a.m.
on Saturday, Nov. 27, with race day
registration beginning at 7 a.m. and
concluding at 7:30 a.m.
The race begins at the comer of
Carroll and Ball Street in downtown
Perry with trophies given to the top
three female and male winners in
each age category.
T-shirts will be awarded to the
first 150 people to register. Entry
fee is sl2 per person.
For further information or
applications, please contact the
Road Race Committee at the Perry
Area Chamber of Commerce at
(912) 987-1234 or write P.O. Box
592, Perry, Ga. 31069.
This year's race director is Paul
Kemp.