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VOL. 91 NO. 38 PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1961 ESTABLISHED 1870
notice TO CONTRACTORS I
FEDERAL AID PROJECT
NO. 1-75-1 (30) 138, CONTRACT 2
COUNTIES OF HOUSTON
AND PEACH
Sealed proposals will be receiv-,
ed by the State Highway Depart-)
nient of Georgia at the General
Office at No. 2 Capitol Square, At-1
lanta, Georgia, until 11 a. m., Eas
tern Standard time, October 6,1
1961, and publicly opened for
furnishing all labor, material, I
equipment and other things ne-; 1
cessary for the construction of j
one double bridge stream cross- 1
ing and five single bridge high-1
way grade separation structures;
located in Houston and Peach
counties on what is locally known
as the Perry-Macon Road, Inter
state Route 75. Beginning approxi
mately 0.4 miles south of the north
city limit of Perry and extending
north to the intersection with
FAS Route 1298 south of Byron.
The approximate quantities are
as follows:
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con
crete, Mossy Creek, left.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con
crete, Mossy Creek, right.
Lump Sum, Superstructure, Con- ;
crete, Underpass, Sta. 739+33.5. i
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con- ;
Crete, Underpass, Sta. 816+29.8.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con
crete, Underpass, Sta. 52+54.3.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con
crete, Underpass, Sta. 168+09.3.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Con- ]
crete, Underpass, Sta. 293+11.4.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Rein
forcing Steel, Mossy Creek, left.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Re
inforcing Steel, Mossy Creek,
Right.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Re
inforcing Steel, Underpass, Sta.
739+33.5.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Rein
forcing Steel, Underpass, Sta. 816
+29.8.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Re
inforcing Steel, Underpass, Sta.'
52+54.3. I
Lump Sum, Superstructure Re
inforcing Steel, Underpass, Sta.
168+09.3.
Lump Sum, Superstructure Re
inforcing Steel, Underpass, Sta.
293+11.4.
Lump Sum, Structural Steel, Un
derpass, Sta. 293+11.4.
3,951 Lin. Ft., Prestressed Con
crete Girders.
810 Cu. Yds., Class “A” Con
crete.
108.811 Lbs., Bar Reinforcing
Steel.
618 Lin. Ft., Concrete Handrail,
SAVE TIME, MONEY
AND TEMPER!
Have your
Television, Radio or
Hi-Fi Repaired
By factory-trained servicemen
Prompt Service, Pick-Up and
Delivery, Right Prices
In new location—34l North
3 blocks from Perry Pharmacy
GOODE TV AND
RADIO SERVICE
429-1246
SPECIAL!
I Each Thursday, Friday and Saturday
I Catfish, hush puppies, French Fried
Potatoes, hot coffee or tea $1.25
All You Can Eat
I Golden Brown Southern Fried Chicken,
hot rolls, French fried potatoes,
coffee or tea $1.25
All You Can Eat
Regular Menu Service available at all
times - We specialize in Steaks , Seafoods
of all type
OPEN FROM 6 A. M. UNTIL 10 P. M.
MOSS OAKS
I LODGE AND DINING ROOM
I Dial 429-1759 U. S. 41 South Perry, Georgia
U mxmi
| Std. 3622.
2,104 Lin. Ft., Aluminum Hand
rail, Std. 3620.
1 Each, Timber Test Pile.
8 Each, Prestressed Concrete
Test Piles, 14”.
7 Each, Prestessed Concrete Test
Piles, 16”.
I Each, Loading Test on Tim
ber Pile.
II Each, Loading Test on Con
crete Pile.
2,520 Lin. Ft., Timber Piling,
Treated 16 lbs.
200 Lin. Ft. Prestressed Con- j
crete Piling, 12”.
1,820 Lin. Ft., Prestressed Con
crete Piling, 14”.
3,125 Lin. Ft., Prestressed Con
crete Piling, 16”.
1.045 Cu. Yds., Bridge Excava
tion No. 1,
3,205 Sq. Yds., 4” Concrete Slope
Pavement.
1.046 Acres, Clearing and Grub
bing Bridge Sites, Lump Sum.
2,020 Sq. Yds., Sand Cement Rip
Rap,
or
1,263 Tons, Stone Plain Rip Rap.
MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR
THIS PROJECT HAVE BEEN
PREDETERMINED BY THE SE
CRETARY OF LABOR AND ARE
SET FORTH IN THE ADVER
TISED SPECIFICATIONS (BID
PROPOSAL).
Said work shall begin within
Cen (10) days after formal execu
-1 tion of contract and shall be com-
I pleted within 300 working days.
When contract has been executed
written notice shall be given the
Contractor, at which time, and
not before, work may be started.
Contract executed pursuant to
this Notice is binding on the State
Highway Department, as such.
Said contract will not create lia
bility, expressed or implied,
against the undersigned Chairman
of the State Highway Board, as an
individual nor against any em-
I ployee of the State Highway De-
I partment, in his or her individual
I capacity.
The minimum wage to be paid
under this contract shall be the
amounts set out in the Labor Pro
visions included in the Proposal.
The attention of bidders is direct
ed to the Special Provisions cov
ering employment of labor, me
thods of construction, subletting or
assigning the contract and to the
use of domestic materials.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the office of the undersign
ed at Atlanta, and at Thomaston,
Georgia, and at the office of the
Board of County Commissioners
of Houston and Peach counties at
Perry and Fort Valley, Georgia,
where they may be inspected free
of charge. Copies of the plans may
be obtained upon payment in ad
vance of the sum of $ll.OO. Copies
of the General Specifications may
be obtained upon payment in ad
vance of the sum of $3.00, which
sums will not be refunded.
Proposals must be submitted on
regular forms, which will be sup
plied by the undersigned, and may
be obtained by a payment, in ad
vance of $5.00 for each proposal
issued. When the proposal is sub
mitted, it must be accompanied by
a certified check, cashier’s check,
negotiable United States Bonds, or
other acceptable security in the
amount of $12,000.00, and must
be plainly marked “Proposal for
Road Construction,” County and
Number, and show the time of
opening as advertised. Check of
the low bidder will be cashed and
all other checks will be returned
as soon as the contract is awarded,
unless it is deemed advisable by
the State Highway Department to
hold one or more checks. If an un
usual condition arises, the State
Highway Department reserves the
right to cash all checks. Bidders
Bond will not be accepted. Bond
will be required of the successful
bidder as required by law.
Contracts will not be awarded
I to contractors who have not been
placed on the list of qualified Con
tractors prior to the date of award.
No proposal will be issued to any
bidder later than 9 a. m. Eastern
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CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER
John T. Giles Jr. of Byron receives a suggestion certificate worth
$775 from Maj. Gen. William T. Hefley, WRAMA Commander. The
Robins AFB Maintenance employee received the award for his im
proved work methods suggestion pertaining to KC-97 aircraft rudder
alignment. (USAF Photo).
Personal Mention !
£
Mrs. Mark Kunz has returned
home from a 10-day visit with her .
sister, Mrs. Lott Lawson and Mr. 1
Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. Lott Law- 1
son, Lott Lawson 111 and Candace 1
Lawson visited Mrs. Kunz and then (
went on to Columbia, S. C., for a !
visit. Lott Lawson 111 entered
GMC at Barnesville on September
1.
•• * s
Virgil Peavy of Athens spent i
Friday and Saturday with his par- ,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Peavy,
before entering the fall quarter
at the University of Georgia to be
gin work on his Masters degree. '>
* * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Hardy ac
companied their son, Sidney, to
Waleska Sunday where he enroll- 1
ed as a freshman at Reinhardt Col- 1
lege. 1
* * *
Mrs. George B. Wells Sr. and
Mrs. George B. Wells Jr. attended
their second week of florist’s 1
schooling in Moultrie last week.
* ♦ •
Mrs. Jerry Succi and son, Mi
chael, of Jacksonville, Florida
were the weekend guests of her
mother, Mrs. Nick Buff, and Mr.
Buff.
* ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beddingfield
visited their daughter, Mrs. Bill
Yearta, and family in Moultrie
last Wednesday.
♦ * *
Charles Ellis of Bartow, Fla. was
the weeeknd guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Griggs and Miss Marsha
Griggs.
♦ • ♦
Lt. and Mrs. John Malone and
children spent last week in Orlan
do, Fla.
♦ ♦ *
Mrs. H. E. Gordy and Mrs. Hol
lis Pafford spent the weekend with
Miss Evelyn Smith in Atlanta.
♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tabor of j
Atlanta visited relatives and
friends in Perry Sunday.
» * ♦
Mrs. W. E. Marshall, Mrs. Dan (
Britton and Mrs. Francis Nunn |
attended the Methodist WSCS
Seminar held at the First St. Me
thodist Church in Macon last
Thursday.
* * *
Mrs. W. B. Evans spent Satur
day through Thursday in Memphis,
Tenn. on business.
♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Livingston of
Atlanta are spending this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ivan Livingston.
* ♦ *
Mrs. Billy Ethridge, Mrs. Watt
Standard Time of the date of open
ing bids.
All bids must show totals for
each item and total amount of
bid. Right is reserved in the under
signed to delay the award of the
contract for a period not to ex
ceed thirty (30) days from the
date of opening bids, during which
period bids shall remain open and
not subject to withdrawal. Right
is also reserved in the undersign
ed to reject any and all bids and
to waive all formalities.
Upon compliance with the re
quirements of the Standard Speci
fications, ninety (90) per cent of
the amount of work done in any
calendar month will be paid for
by the 25th day of the succeeding
month, provided that payrolls have
been submitted as required and
the remainder within thirty (30)
days after the Final Statement is
approved by the Engineer.
This the 11th day of Septem
ber, 1961.
State Highway Department
of Georgia
Jim L. Gillis, Sr., Chairman
Willis N. Harden, member
Clarke W. Duncan, member
Boler, Mrs. Wordna Grfay, Mrs.
Bill Coby and Miss Janet Gray
spent Thursday in Atlanta.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Maddox of
Jacksonville, Fla. were the week
end guests of her sister, Mrs. Har
ris Rape, and Mr. Rape. On Satur
day evening the Rapes entertain
ed with a family fish fry at their
home with 18 present.
♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Malone and
son, Anthony, are in Pulaski, Va.
where he is attending a Kroger
manager training program.
♦ * ♦
Mrs. Sam Coleman is attending
an electronics training school in
Endicott, N. Y. for two weeks.
* • ♦
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Tharpe have
returned from a trip West, guests
of Mrs. Tharpes’ sister, Mrs. Paul
G. Hall and family, and mother,
Mrs. Merle Redding of Mesa, Ariz.
Their trip took them through 8
states. They traveled along “Route
66” where the TV series of that
HARVEST OF
VALUES!
J SB Dodge 4-Dr. Sedan '55 Dodge 2-Dr. Hardtop
Automatic transmission, radio, heater. Automatic transmission, radio and heat
power brakes, A clean car, like new! er. New motor and new paint. Nice!
'57 Plymouth 2-Dr. Sedan ‘57 Ford Wagon, 9 Pas.
j. ... . . ~ (,«„*«„ Automatic transmission, radio and heat-
Automatic transmission, radio, heater, m ' ... „
. . . , .. , . „ . er, power steering, new motor, white wall
white sidewalls, wheel covers. This car is ' r
, . . tires,
ready to go!
'5 7 Chevrolet 2-Dr. Sedan ® Chevrolet Wagon
2-DR,, 6 PASS. Radio, heater, straight
Radio, heater, white wall tires, 6 cylinder, drive. A real good bargain!
straight drive. Nice car,
'56 Plymouth 4-Dr. Sedan Dodge Wagon
** 1 7 1 Like new. Radio and heater, power steer-
Automatic transmission, radio and heat- ing, white wall tires. See how this looks in
er. New paint, new motor. Needs a home! your drive!
ALSO: SEVERAL USED COMPACT CARS!
See These and Many More and Remember "McLendon Out-Trades Everybody"
mclendon auto company
Sales Managers: Calvin McLendon, G. T. Pierce and Kermit Beasley
Centerville News
BY MRS. GORDON
Phone WA 3-2840
Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Scarbor
ough and Julie of Macon spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Scarborough.
♦ * •
J. C. Leverett Sr. is a patient
in the Middle Georgia Hospital.
* * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chris
tian of Chicago spent last Wednes
day and Thursday with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Collins.
• • *
Mrs. Florrie Judd has returned
home after being a patient in the
Houston County Hospital.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Welch Dykes of
Cochran visited Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Scarborough Sunday after
noon.
• • •
Miss Martha Johnson left Tues
day for Milledgeville where she
will resume studies at Woman’s
College of Georgia.
name is filmed, visited Apache
land Studio where many Westerns
are filmed. High points were Hoo
ver Dam, Grand Canyon, Las Ve
gas, and a trip into Mexico on
their return trip home.
* * •
Carl Grant is recuperating at his
home after undergoing surgery at
a Macon Hospital.
♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bailey of
Cochran were the Sunday guests
of Judge and Mrs. Phil Anderson.
♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Jones spent
several days last week in Athens
with their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Ayers and Mr. Ayers.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. McKinney
and children, Carolyn, Hugh and
Beth, of East Point were the week
end guests of her sister, Mrs. W.
A. Whitehurst and family.
• ♦ •
Miss Mary Kathryn Duggan has
i returned to Louisiana College in
Pineville, La., where she is a mem
ber of the faculty.
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New Library Books |
Perry Public Library
FICTION: The Agony and the
Ecstasy, Stone; Blue Fire, Whit
ney; The Durian Tree, Keen; Hid
den Island, Corbett; Last of the
Just, Schwartz-Bart; Mila 18, Uris;
No Wider Than the Heart, La
mont; Rembrandt, Schmitt; Tide
water Sprig, McDowell; Winter of
Our Discontent, Steinbeck.
NON-FICTION: Book of Interior
Decoration, Pahlmann; Catalogue
1 of the Worlds Most Popular Coins,
! Reinfeld; A Field Guide to the
Birds, Peterson; Golf with the Ex
perts, Scott; Handicrafts Simpli
fied, Amon; Home Book of Flower
i Arrangements, Easterby; Mirror,
I Mirror on the Wall, Hauser; My
Life in Baseball, the True Record,
Ty Cobb; My Thirty Years Back
’ stairs at the White House, Parks;
1 Shadows on the Grass, Dinesen.
Pine gum production per crop
of 10,000 trees increased 15 per
5 cent this year over the 1955 pro
i duction, according to Extension
- Forestry Marketing Specialist C.
Nelson Brightwell.
14 Pages This Week '
Two Sections
j CARD OF THANKS
I We wish to express our deepest
appreciation to all our friends for
the many acts of kindness render
ed during the illness and passing
of our loved one. May God bless
each and everyone of you.
The Family of
MRS. M. R. BOWLING
BIRTHS
V
Rev. and Mrs. Robert W. Greene
of Weston, Connecticut, announce
the birth of a daughter, Kathryn
Emily, on September 6, 1961. Mr.
Greene is the son of Mrs. F. M.
Greene Sr. of Perry.
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SAVINGS BANK
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