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VOL. 98 NO. 27
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Officers Inspect Pot
Warner Robins policeman R. L. Adams and Depu
ty Sheriff Hubert Evans, two of the officers who made
the raid on the marijuana site, look over several of
the plants they removed from the site. (Special photos)
Seven Accused of Growing Marijuana Near WR
BY BOBBY BRANCH
Seven persons have been ar
rested by the Houston County
Sheriffs Dept, in connection with
the “crackdown” of a marijuana
ring here. All the suspects were
charged with unlawful posses
sion of narcotics.
The first six arrests came
Tuesday of last week when of
ficers closed in on the suspects
as they were watering and fer
tilizing the hemp plants (mari
juana). County officers, led by
Deputy Sheriff Hubert Evans,
I Deputy Glenn Morgan and Warner
Robins Police Officer R. L. O
doms, have had the site under
surveillance for the past three
months. The marijuana fields
were located in Oakie woods
near Kathleen, about six miles
east of Perry near Georgia High
way 96.
The officers lay hidden in a
clump of trees only several hun
dred feet from the suspects as
they tended the hemp crop. After
several hours of watching and
taking movies and still pictures,
tne otticers moved in and sur
rounded the men.
'/i Acre, $60,000
The original patch of mari
juana, about Vi acre, has been
valued by Sheriff Albert Hudson
at about $60,000 when put on
the narcotics market. Since the
discovery of the original patch,
officers have located one oth
er patch in Oakie woods and two
sites where marijuana was plant
ed and has recently died.
It was disclosed today that
over three months ago Sheriff’s
officers called in an undercover
agent of the Federal Narcotics
Bureau, who came to Oakie
woods to positively identify the
%crop as marijuana. It was then
that officers began an intensive
investigation and surveillance
of the area.
“We watched on several oc
casions as the suspects watered,
transplanted, and fertilized their
crop with great care,” Deputy
Hubert Evans said.
“We closed in last week be
cause the marijuana gets into
full bloom sometime around the
first part of July, and we didn’t
think we could wait any longer,”
Evans said.
Sheriff Hudson listed those as
arrested so far in connection
with the case as AFC Norman
Hunt, 21, Robins AFB; Sgt.
James Stone,22. of Robins AFB;
AFC Vernon R. Brown. 22, of
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Sheriff Checks Marijuana
Sheriff Albert Hudson looks over one of the
hemp plants (marijuana) only a short time after it
was removed from the illegal site in Oakey Woods.
Robins AFB; AFC Alonzo J.
Cannady, 22, of Robins AFB;
AFC Ronnie G. Smith, 21, of
Robins AFB; AFC Stephen Ran
dall, 22, of Robins AFB; and
Michael Gay Winn, 21, of 733
Lakeshore Drive, Robins AFB.
Winn is the son of a Robins Air
Base Officer.
The six airmen arrested in the
case were released under $2,000
bond each and Michael Winn had
waived his preliminary hearing
on narcotics charges and was
released under $5,000 bond.
Deputy Evans said the case is
still under intensive investiga
tion and more arrests may be
made in the next few weeks.
There has been no official
word on where and how the mari
juana is distributed and just how
much of it is being sold and
used in Houston County. How
ever, an unofficial source said
he guessed the drugs were be
ing used in areas of Houston
County and that a big crackdown
would come soon. This word was
unofficial and did not come from
a member of the Sheriff’s Dept.
WHAT IS POT?
Marijuana, sometimes called
pot or reefers by those who use
it, has been classed a dangerous
drug by the U.S. Bureau of Nar
cotics.
Ground Broken for Connector Road at Centerville
PERRY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY. JULY 4, 1968
Main Field Now Barren
This is the site where about Vi acre of marijuana
was planted and readied for harvesting by the sus
pects.
Marijuana is a potent drug
which has an intoxicating effect
on the body. This effect is high
ly complex and unreliable, de
pending on where the marijuana
was grown and the personality
of the person who is smoking it.
Marijuana, like alcohol, acts
almost entirely upon the cen
tral nervous system, affecting
motor control, perception and
judgment and releasing inhibi
tions which normally stand guard
over behavior.
To the marijuana smoker time
md space are distorted; sights anc
sounds are exaggerated. He be
comes intoxicated and he may
walk unsteadily, ss e fuzzily and
act stupidly. He is liable to be
highly suggestible; he is apt to
experience a false sense of
courage which may induce ir
responsible and dangerous be
havior.
Marijuana is indeed a danger
ous drug and Houston County
law officers are very concerned
about its possible use here.
Sheriff Albert Hudson has said
that he and his deputies will
strive to learn more about the
drug and its uses and keep a
sharp eye open for any more such
cases.
FOR ALL YOUR PRINTING
NEEDS, CALL 987-1823.
Warner Robins with 1-75. The connector will come off
Watson Boulevard at Centerville and cross U. S. 41 in
Gunn's Bottom. (Home Journal Photo).
The Houston Home Journal
KEY CLUBBERS
At CONVENTION
AT MONTREAL
Six members of the Perry Key
Club, high school club sponsored
by the Kiwanis Club, left Sunday
for Montreal, Canada, for the
Key Club International conven
tion.
The Perry group includes Bil
ly Hulbert, state governor of
Key Clubs, Powell Duggan,
Thomas Mason, Larry Clark,
Phil Van Asdalan and Blake
Smyth.
They left by train for Washing
ton, D.C., and from there they
will take a sight-seeing trip to
Montreal. The boys will return to
Perry July 12.
Cattle Producers
Invited to Meet
Here on Saturday
The Houston County Extension
Office has been asked by A. E.
Harris, local beef cattle pro
ducer, to extend an invitation to
all cattlemen in the area to at
tend a meeting which we think
will be of mutual interest to all
those attending.
This meeting will be held on
Saturday, July 6, at the Houston
County Agricultural Building,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
William Durfrey of the Char
olais Breeders Assn., Houston
Texas, will be the main speaker
and present some interesting
facts and figures on the breeding
and feeding of Charolais cattle.
Pro-Am Tourney
At Houston Lake
The weekly Georgia pro-am
tournament will come to Houston
Lake Country Club Friday, when
50 teams are expected.
Play i s open to pros who are
members of the Georgia Profes
sional Golf Association and
club members invited by the
pros. Local members should con
tact Pro M. L. Langston at once
to enter the event.
Negro Plaintiffs Attack
County Integration Plan
Freedom of choice school
desegregation plans now in ef
fect in Bibb and Houston Coun
ties are under fire as Negro
plaintiffs have asked U. S. Dis
trict Court in Macon to have
them replaced by speedier and
more effective plans.
Motions filed late last week
asked for new plans to lead to
“unitary non racial’’ school sys
tems this fall in line with a re
cent U. S. Supreme Court ruling.
Motions for both counties are
almost identical.
The motions contend the free
dom of choice plans in the two
school systems have failed and
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Andrew-McLendon Team of Junior League
Left to right, kneeling, Eddie Wilson, Keith Locker
man, Dale Deason, Eddie Moreland, Jack Nash, David
Beck, Mark Cunningham. Back row, I. to r.. Gene Lane,
County Receives
Paving Contracts
The state has awarded a con
tract to Houston County for 4.8
miles of paving on three roads in
the county and for paving around
the new Perry Hospital.
R. H. Watson Jr., clerk of the
county commissioners, said the
road contracts will amount to a
total of $30,500, and will in
clude paving of the Langston
Road, 3.05 miles, from U. S. 41
to Houston Lake Road (Ga. 127);
for ,8 mile of Davidson Road
from Ga. 247 one mile south of
Bonaire; and for Woodland Drive,
.95 mile of Holt Road at Cen
terville to Houston Lake Road.
The county is expected to
start work on these projects in
the next few weeks.
The state awarded a contract
for paving around the Perry
Hospital at a cost of about
$22,000. The project will in
clude grading, paving and curb
ing and guttering.
BAPTISMAL SERVICE
AT FIRST BAPTIST
Four candidates for member
ship were baptised by Rev. Dan
Hodges, pastor, at the First
Baptist Church Sunday night.
Drought Is Costing
Houston Thousands Daily
Houston County farmers are
losing thousands of dollars a
day because of one of the se
verest droughts in recent years.
The corn crop , which looked
like a winner two weeks ago,
appeared to be almost beyond
recovery as the stalks turned
brown and shriveled under a mer
ciless sun.
The peach growers were look
ing in vain for some rain to put
some size on their fruit. The
peaches have about quit growing
in the last week due to the dry
spell, and the fruit cannot be
shipped unless it is one and
will continue to fail to bring
about nonracial schools. The U. S. Supreme Court
The motion in the Bibb and ru led >n May, 1967, the freedom
Houston cases asks that the of choice plans are constitution
school systems be ordered to «Uy unacceptable where other
file plans of desegregation based reasonably available speedier
on nonracial geographic attend- ar, d more effective ways to bring
ance zones or consolidation of about unitary nonracial school
grades or schools, or both. systems are possible.
The new plans should be filed T he motions ask that the two
before July 15, the motions ask. school systems not be allowed
The motion alleges that only to assign students under the
18 per cent of the 14,528 Negro choice plan until they have
students in Bibb county elected demonstrated to the court that
to attend previously all-white other methods would not produce
schools in the recent March greater desegregation,
choice period. No white students I'he plaintiffs allege in their
chose to attend previously all- motions that assignment of stu-
Negro schools. dents baaed on nonracial attend-
Two Teams Still Tied
For Jr. League Lead
LEAGUE STANDINGS
As of June 28, 1968
Won Lost
Beavers 6 1
Andrew-McLendon 6 I
Lions 4 4
Tolleson 4 4
Super Foods 2 6
Kiwanis 1 6
By MO WRIGHT
June 26, 1968
R H E
Tolleson 9 3 0
Super Foods 0 14
Leading hitters: Tolleson, Har
ris 1 for 2; Super Foods. Hardy
1 for 2, Winning pitcher Chip
Edleson. Losing pitcher Tim
Bramblelt.
The game was called at the
end of 4 innings.
R HE
Andrew McLendon ...10 10 1
Lions 2 4 2
Leading hitlers; Andrew Mc-
Lendon, Murphy 3 for 3, Mattox
2 for 3; Lions: Bledsoe 2 for 2,
Irwin 1 for 2. Winning pitcher,
David Beck. Losing pitcher Bob
Bledsoe.
The game was called at the
end of 4 innings.
seven-eighth inch in diameter.
As the temperature rose to
near-100 every day, the weather
man said he could not predict an
early break in the drought. He
said less than two inches of
rain fell in June, which is about
half of the normal June rainfall.
Grains planted for silage have
“fired” or “burned up”, as
farmers describe the turning of
the green to brown by a shortage
of rain and an oversupply of hot
sun.
The temperature hit 100 on
Monday and Tuesday,
manager; Randy Boland, Tracy Bramblett, Matt Mat
tox, Matt Davis, Randy Murphy, Richard Smith, and Pap
Nipper, manager. (Home Journal Photo).
June 28, 1968
R H E
Kiwanis 10 10 1
Tolleson 2 5 8
Leading hitters: Kiwanis, Glad
felder 3 for 4, Roper 2 for 4;
Tolleson, Mattox 2 for 4. Win
ning pitcher Van Gladfelder. Los
ing pitcher Jim Chapman.
R H E
Beavers Ins 11 8 2
Super Foods 10 10 1
Leading hitters: Beavers Ins.,
Hickson 3 for 3; Bonner 2 for 2;
Super Foods, Smith 2 for 3, Har
dy 2 for 4; Winning pitcher Clay
Kirk. Losing pitcher Charles
Hardy,
Earl Brown of Beavers Ins.
smashed a home run in the third
inning.
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Perryan Gets Air Medal
WITH U. S. COMBAT AIR FORCES, Vietnam—
U. S. Air Force Sergeant Edwin J. Barthlett (right),
son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer N. Roads of Perry, re
ceives the Air Medal at Pleiku AB, Vietnam. Sergeant
Barthlett was decorated for his meritorious achieve
ment as a combat crew member on successful and
important misions in Southeast Asia. He is assigned
to a unit of the Pacific Air Forces. The sergeant was
graduated in 1964 from Thomas A. Edison High School.
Captain Gary F. Obeck, his squadron commander,
makes the presentation. (U. S. Air Force Photo).
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ance zones or a plan for consoli
dation of grades or schools, or
both, would more readily bring
about a balanced system.
The motions also ask for a
study to be filed on the feasibil
ity of feeding certain all-white
elementary schools into pre
viously all-white secondary
schools.
Houston County Supt. David
A. Perdue said Monday that the
Board of Education has not
received an official notice of
the motions by the Negro plain
tiffs and he could not comment
on the possible reaction of the
county board.
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Davis
Services for Mrs. Dorothy Bat
son Davis, 51, of Perry, who died
at her home Monday, were held
in Perry Presbyterian Church at
3 p. m. Tuesday.
Rev. Mark Gutzke officiated
with burial in the Evergreen
Cemetery.
A native of Pearl River Coun
ty, Miss., Mrs. Davis was a
member of Perry Presbyterian
Church, of the Perry Sorosis
Club, and was the daughter of
the late Ezra Oltis Batson.
Survivros include her husband-
Jerry Alva Davis Jr., of Perry;
one son, Jerry Alva Davis HI of
Perry; and her mother, Francis
Pettibone Balson of Perry.
Walson-Hunt Funeral Home of
Perry was in chrage.
Mrs. Bobby Branch and child
ren, Robby and Lee, spent last
week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Yawn at Savannah
Beach, Ga.