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Volume 138, Number 004
Glover honored for 21 years of service
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
It wasn’t a sad occasion.
There was too much laughter
for that and too many good
memories to be shared.
Bobby Glover, who has
represented Perry’s District
1 on the City Council for
over two decades got a bit of
a roasting at the dinner held
in his honor on Tuesday
night, but he also got many
openly affectionate tributes
from his friends in city gov
ernment.
A man \yho has always
spoken his mind, and stood
up for the people of his dis
trict, Glover chose not to
run for re-election.
He will be succeeded by
the Rev. Willie King, who
ran unopposed for the posi
tion, and was present at the
dinner.
Councilman Riley Hunt
pointed out that he and
Glover are “cohorts in the
funeral home business.-” He
got a laugh from the crowd
when he told Glover, “I hope
you live to be 106 years old
and I’ll be one of your pall
bearers.” •
City Manager Lee Gilmour
spoke about Glover’s “integ
rity and dedication” in serv
ing his constituents, and
Councilman Brian Bowen
praised Glover for his
See GLOVER, page <jA
Final hearing held on state park plans
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
A bridge across the lake
for a better view.
Pavilions. Playgrounds.
Nature trails.
Areas for bank fishing.
A parking area for horse
trailers.
An ampitheatre seating
over 100.
Hook-ups for RVs.
Just now, it’s still the Flat
Creek fishing area, waiting
for more rain to fill the man
made lake bed, but bigger
plans are getting under way
for the state park south of
Perry.
About 40 people turned
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County Commission says “yes”
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“no” to garbage initiative
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
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Lossie and Bobby Glover, seated, were guests of honor at a dinner given by Perry city leaders Tuesday. From left standing are council members
Brian Bowen, Riley Hunt and Phyllis Bynum Grace. In the background is Councilman-elect Willie King, who will take office next week; Perry City
Attorney David Walker, City Manager Lee Gilmour and Mayor Jim Worrall.
out Thursday night for the
third public hearing held by
representatives of the state
parks division of the Georgia
Department of Natural
Resources and staffers from *
Doran and Karwoski, the
firm in charge of the park’s
design.
The audience wasn’t big,
but participation made up
for that. Mary Karwoski,
who gave the presentation
based on preferences stat
ed at two earlier hearings,
fielded plenty of questions
as did Stephen E. Saunders,
who is Assistant Chief of
Operations for the state
parks system.
John Trussell wanted
See PARK, page SA
FRONT PORCH
BIRTHDAYS
Jan. 8
■ George Schulz
Jan.l2
Heather Hughes
■ Shirley Spencer
Kandee Kuenstler
• Marie Pierce
Justin Lister (Happy
No. 4!)
Jan. 18
Kimberly Statham
Nicholas C. Ashworth
(From the family: "Happy
eighth birthday. We love
you big!”)
Robert Mjtehell White
Jr. (Happy No. 3!)
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‘Steven Thomas
‘Walt Eberhart
Josey
Jan. IS
• Richard Vickery
• Anni WyKal
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SPORTS
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John Trussell and Bobby Tuggle study the map of the state park south of Perry at the
hearing held Thursday night.
This week in HHJ history:
50 years ago:
Here’s an initiative for you. The Houston Home Journal offers to take any and every child’s picture. All the par
ents/guardians had to do was bring them to the Legion Hall on the specified day. The initiative was part of the
Journal’s feature "Citizens of Tomorrow,’’ a “series of photographic studies of local children. There was only one
caveat - a sign of the times back then: The offer only applied to “white” children. (Note: That was them, not
us.)
In other news, Savings Bond sales in Houston County amounted to $2,729,065. That was good - a “real
istic" goal said one official. The state of Georgia as a whole attained 84.9 percent of its goal of $56 million.
30 years ago:
Sheriff Cullen Talton announces there will be “sweeping changes” for Houston County's Drug Squad. For starters,
one undercover agent is asked to resign and another is relocated. Talton then says he will use $25,000 allocated
in the squad’s budget to hire new undercover agents, who it is said, will remain “unknown in the public until their
‘cover’ is ‘blown. ’’ Also, it was reported in the same article that a few months earlier the Houston-Peach Drug Squad
was disbanded by its board of directors. “I wasn't satisfied with the first six months,” Talton says - apparently a 12-
month agreement came into the picture at some points. “I wanted to try something else.”
10 years ago:
Rumors continue, according to this HHJ article, that the HeiJeman Brewing Company facility - its actual operation
closing some time back - along Ga. 247 will be sold. According to one official, three companies have expressed
interest in the building, which was once devoted to beer brewing and tea making.
In other news, a Perry man receives second-degree burns to his arms and hands when he tries to carry a pan of
grease, that caught on when he fell asleep with it on the stove, outside. The fire chief urges residents not to try this
at home - call the fire department and get outside instead. It's a good reminder for us all.
- Compiled by Don Moncrlef
Local youth hoops;
high school basketball and
wrestling wraps. More.
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Celebrity designer heats
up the runway... Perry High
School students help model
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« Carpenter named assistant
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An 'assault'
on education
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Just a few minutes after
being re-elected as Chairman
of the Houston County
Board of Education, Pam
Greenway came out swing
ing and called Ga. House
Speaker Glenn Richardson’s
controversial tax proposal
an “assault by certain mem
bers of the legislature on
education.”
Greenway is leading
See ASSAULT, page yA
Where neitthhesr-s meet ”
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Two Indiana Wesleyan
University students from
Houston County were among
the 1,750 who received degrees
during a Dec. 15 graduation
ceremony. They were: Jennifer
Dykstra-Clark of Perry, who
received her master of education
degree and Sarah Feathers of
Kathleen, who received her B.S.
in accounting.
Know someone or an agency
that could use a pat on the
back? Send your “Kudos" to
hhj@evansnewspapers.com.
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