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BELOW THE FOLD: Fair attendance down; Couple hold their own anti-litter campaign Local lines • Flint offers prize awards at member ship meeting • MGTC student earns honors *IK? s ’._. w . ' :; llBk' ‘ M ■', ,v^ ; ' ' ■ .S'- 1. . m-m LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 138, Number 82 BlpPiPPjPgpW* WHK iTißii wmj ‘f jdrWk. . ,*-i|j£'- iltwM&witttoi&WSfo. ,& jgj & |ra£| ft , ' . “aHES | |j^^afiaM)w|P|BaF^Jplf' .«-*%- ■■ *■ ' •:.■ f^, 1- * *’ W /, > ■ ;'V;V -*t'mK TWraß JSSMjI v:,sr |Ky; 1 ® BMBBBSBBBBiMBBBBMBr 1 '' B ENI/Gary Harmon Chuck Herbert from Kathleen points out detail on a Boss Hawg bike to his sons Harrison and Will during the Car and Bike Show held Saturday at the Museum of Aviation. For more, see 16C. Fair attendance down 8.1 percent Weather, school schedules have impact Special to the Journal It wasn’t just the economy that affected fairgoers this year. The unfavorable weather also helped dampen overall attendance, according to Ransom S. Moore, executive director. This year’s attendance of 407,136 was down 8.1 percent compared to last year’s record crowd of 443,351. This marked the 19th year of the state sponsored Georgia National Fair in Perry. However, “Attendance numbers are not a true reflection on the success of the fair,” Moore said. “Success is measured by happy PERIODICAL 500 INlllll 8 *55108 00001 4 COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 1 ■ ' ' M ■ ■ ' 1 B I I I I I II " ' ' ' " " ■ * Si RviNt) Houston Coi.'mv Sinci- 1870 School Superheroes, villians at Westfield; Math, pizza and fun at Parkwood; WRHS supports McAfee foundation. More. Red, white and flew fairgoers, satisfied vendors, and winning exhibitors.” Two sold-out concerts, Jason Aldean/ Luke Bryan and Sugarland/Zac Brown Band, filled Reaves Arena with more than 8,000 people in attendance per show. "Attendance numbers are not a true reflection on the success of the fair. Success is measured by happy fairgoers, satisfied vendors and winning exhibitors." - Executive Director Ransom S. Moore Front Porch "Where neighbors meet" A look back 50 years ago: Certificates for cash awards totaling $6,365 are presented to 36 Robins Air Force Base civilian employees for outstanding perfor mance, special acts of service, and worthwhile suggestions adopted at the base. 30 years ago: Perry has an anti-litter campaign; pick up Perry week and curbside garbage collection. All of these activities are designed to make it a community 'A%i uPh Jm\ jB B BL B Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Three single-day attendance records were also set: Oct. 2, Friday and Sunday. The first four days of the fair showed attendance was up by about four percent, but then the rain set in. “Attendance was also affected by school schedules and a fed eral holiday,” Moore said. “Last See FAIR, page ioA effort to clean up and beautify the city. 10 years ago Members of the Perry High School Pride of the Crossroads Marching Band pick up several honors during the Phoenix City Invitational Marching Contest. The band wins second place among the class AAA schools. The color guard scores first place among five other groups. Sources: The Daily Sun, HHJ - Compiled by Krystal Rlner Anniversary Oct. 16 Sports Lady Hornet softball team sweeps way to Final 4 berth; preps for FPD. After 76 years ... WR man returns to Pennsylvania to pay hospital bill Special to the Journal It took Paul Jarrett 76 years to pay a hospital bill. On Oct. 9, after years of procrastinating and vow ing to settle the debt, the Renovo, Pa., native finally made good on it. Jarrett, 84, stopped off at Williamsport Hospital, to hand over SIO,OOO to Susquehanna Health admin istrators, even though the outstanding bill was for just S3OO. “It was a balance due on surgical and hospital ser vices provided to me when I had tetanus,” said Jarrett, who now makes his home in Warner Robins. As a child of the Depression, Jarrett believed in settling his debts. But, when he needed hospital services in 1932, it was the height of the Great Depression and money was tight for his family. Jarrett eventually left home, experienced World War 11, the Korean War and other conflicts while settling into a 30-year Air Force career. In the 19405, his mother Cleaning up Gaines Drive Couple hold their own anti-litter campaign By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer When it comes to solving prob lems, Becky and Walton Wood don’t waste time. That’s why they were walking along a stretch of Gaines Drive in Perry one day last week, bending over frequently, and kneeling down at times, picking up everything from lottery tickets to beer bottles. It started at a Perry City Council work session when they heard a complaint about the litter that has been building up for months near the intersection of Courtney Hodges Blvd. and Gaines Drive. Before the meeting was over the it l Torrie and Robbie Minter Birthdays Oct. 15 it Rebecca Eason ☆ * ☆ A Emily Graham ☆ it Brianna McCrary irt Oct. 10 ☆ Alison Buzzell if Oct. 17 ☆☆ Roy Gentry ir E-mail birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.com. Mail to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrlef. Or, call 987-1823, Ext. 231. w HSSk www.hhjnews.com made h i m prom ise that he’d some day pay the bill. In the mean time, Jarrett ma r - ried and raised a family and the years rolled by. His military career ended and he went to work buying airplanes for the gov ernment. Eventually he moved ■to Harrisburg, Pa., and occa sionally made trips north to his hometown of Renovo. It would have been easy, he said, to travel up Route 15, stop off in Williamsport, Pa., and pay off that long standing debt. But somehow, he always bypassed the city. “We would take Route 44 at Allenwood to Jersey Shore,” he said with a smile. More years passed, and Jarrett moved to Georgia. See BILL, page ioA Woods, both of whom are retired and are active in protecting local waterways, had volunteered to do the clean up themselves. And they did. They donned pro tective gloves, got their industrial strength plastic bags and parked by the Circle 9 convenience store, which had a fair amount of litter on its own grounds. “Here’s a fan belt,” Walton Wood said with a laugh as he bent over to clear out a pile of garbage that had accumulated under a tree. “We found a lady’s high heel shoe, too.” Beer bottles were in plentiful supply. See CAMPAIGN, page $A Poor "Always open" “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.” - John 15 1-3 Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest an Evans Family Newspaper] ■ VB JARRETT