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Perry's Champion Tomato Grower
Raymond Gornto shows his prize 3 pound 10 ounce tomato compared to
average sized, local grown tomato. He grew the giant red in his backyard garden
at 1703 Northside Drive. The big tomato measured 19 inches in diameter. Gornto
also grew a 37 inch long chefina squash. The Home Journal did some research
and couldn't find any record of a larger tomato ever being grown here. (Home
Journal Photo).
Another Tie Develops
In Junior 801 l League
BY MO WRIGHT
LEAGUE STANDINGS
As of July 13, 1968
Won Lost
Beavers Ins 9 2
Andrew-McLendon 9 2
Lions 6 5
Tolleson 4 7
Super Foods 3 9
Kiwanis 2 9
Home run hitters: Earl Brown,
Beavers Ins., 4; Kevin Sorrells,
Beavers Ins., 4; Charles Hardy,
Super Foods, 2; Hugh Irvin,
Lions 2. The following boys have
hit one homer each: Chip Edle
||n, Tolleson: Darrell Etheridge.
Kiwanis; Seabie Hickson, Beav
ers Ins.: Doug Rembisz, Kiwan
-1S; Kicky Smith, Super Foods.
July 9, 1968
n R H E
Beavers Ins 6 6 1
Tolleson 16 0
Leading hitters: Beavers Ins.,
onells 2 for 2; Hickson 2 for 3.
tolleson. Edleson 2 for 3; T. Wil
l'd 2 for 3. Winning pitcher
Jay Kirk Losing pitcher, Chip
Edleson.
IQ ? ame scheduled for July 9.
twi, was rained out and played
°n July 11. 1968
R H E
Andrew-McLendon 7 5 0
1 kiwanis 0 13
Leading hitters; Andrew-Mc-
Moreland 2 for 4. Kiwan
er l,f y 1 for 2 Winnin g pitch
•Vlark Cunningham, with a 1
Perry’s 850 Motel Rooms Boost Economy
BY BOBBY BRANCH
mrT l 8 lncreas ing number of
n ' and fouiist-related busi
,v '" s nas ™de tourism by far
>!est single industry here,
one n now bas motels and
room. • With more than 850
to »‘.l IVa ‘ lable so tourists. All
busir . there are more tban 60
Portin' 88 here tbat Kef some
w? of the tourißt da Uar.
Geomr ' B j a . vital industry in
ry’s ' dm ' tbe nujleus of Per
y 8 ec °"nmic life.
highTnT reache d an all time
lion *“ Ge ° rgia in 1967. Vaca-
Georgr lon trav ellers in
million . 6nt a record $570 -7
ir* r 30 million people
Georg ni: ion vacation trips in
more u .’ Bt year - Georgia got
the rti ' dollarß tban an y of
the p ' southern states with
• ,XCe Ption of Florida.
hitter; Losing pitcher Duane
Murphy.
July 12, 1968
R H E
Lions 15 8 6
Kiwanis 8 5 3
Leading hitters: Lions, Irwin 3
for 5; Wright 2 for 4. Kiwanis.
Murphy 1 for 2, Roper 1 for 3.
Winning pitcher Bob Bledsoe. Lo
sing pitcher Bob Brown.
July 12, 1968
R H E
Super Foods 8 6 3
Tolleson 2 4 2
Leading hitters; Super Foods,
Hardy 2 for 3, Bramblett 1 for 2.
Tolleson. Brown 2 for 2, T. Wil
ard 1 for 3. Winning pitcher Tim
Bramblett. Losing pitcher Ricky
Mattox.
July 13, 1968
Make up games for the
10th of July
R H E
Lions 5 3 2
Super Foods 3 6 1
Leading hitters; Lions. Reaves
2 for 3; Irwin 1 for 4. Super
Foods, Bramblett 2 for 3; Smith
1 for 4. Winning pitcher. Scott
Oster. Losing pitcher. Charles
Hardy. Hugh Irwin hit a home
run in the first inning for the
Lions.
R H E
Andrew-McLendon 9 6 2
Beavers Ins 12 2
Leading hitters: Andre w-Mc
, Lendon, Mattox 3 for 3; Cunning-
The tourist committee of the
Perry Chamber of Commerce has
done much to promote Perry to
tourists. Over the past few
years, since Interstate 75 o
pened through here, the tourist
committee has spent more than
$40,000 on advertising. Most of
this advertising money has gone
for page ads in the AAA South
eastern Tour Guide book and for
billboards. All of the advertis
ing has promoted Perry to tour
ists everywhere. A survey has
shown the two major reasons
tourists stop in Perry is because
of the AAA advertising and be
cause they have been here be
fore.
The tourist committee is made
of a group of motel owners here
who are greatly concerned about
the tourist industry and keep m
touch with all phases of the fast
changing industry. Not all mo
The Houston Hone Journal
MOVE AWAITED
IN INTEGRATION
COURT PETITION
David P. Hulbert, attorney
for the Houston County Board
of Education, said Wednesday
that the board has not received
any new information following
this county’s rejection of a pe
tition by Negro plaintiffs for
more speed in school integra
tion.
Negro plaintiffs asked the
federal court in Macon to re
quire the Houston board of ed
ucation to come up with a plan
to reassign students to bring
about a better balance of races
in the schools. Attorneys for
the Negroes asked the court to
require the plan by July 15,
which was last Monday. The
court has not issued any order
on the petition.
The boards of education of
Houston and Bibb counties is
sued similar denials of the pe
titions of the plaintiffs, saying
that the “freedom <*f choice”
plan was working well in both
counties.
Houston County schools are
scheduled to open Sept. 3.
Swimming Classes
Swimming classes sponsored
by the Houston Farm Bureau
will begin next Monday, July
22, and continue through Aug.
2.
ham 3 for 4. Beavers Ins. Irwin
1 for 1; Sorrell 1 for 3. Winning
pitcher Matt Mattox. Losing
pitcher, Earl Brown.
tels in Perry are members of this
committee. Some have chosen not
to join for one reason or another,
but everyone in Perry benefits
from the advertising done by the
tourist committee.
Wendell Whipple, local insur
ance man, is the head of the
tourist committee. He has been
■ off and on the committee since
it began and it has been said
• that no other person can run the
• tourist committee like he does.
Whipple has no business interest
in any of the motels here; he
heads the committee strictly
• on a voluntary basis.
The tourist committee is now
making plans to run a fuM page
advertisement in the publication
■ of the National Camellia Society.
■ They will hold their national
i convention here in November.
- More than 400 delegates of the
- society are expected to journey
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1968
NEWCOMERS
Newcomers reported to the
Perry Chamber of Commerce
as of July 16 included:
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin M.
Meeks Sr., 904 Kings Chapel
Road.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, <
1513 Windsor Road.
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Barn
hill, 503 Stanley.
Sgt. and Mrs. William R.
Mcßride, 705 Rutherford.
TOM ANDERSON
WILL BE HERE
NIGHT OF AUG. 3
A group of Houston County
citizens are sponsoring the ap
pearance of Tom Anderson of
Nashville, Tenn., editor of The
Georgia Farmer and several
other Southern farm papers, in
Perry Saturday, Aug. 3.
A crowd of more than 2,000
is expected for the address of
the outspoken editor and speak
er, and a barbecue to follow.
Tickets to the barbecue are
for sale at several places in
downtown Perry. The price is
$1.25.
The mass meeting will be
held at the Perry Athletic Field
at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3.
Coming Events
The Perry Assembly-Order
of the Rainbow for girls will
hold a family picnic on July
20, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Bragg, with swimming
at 2 p.m. and eating at 5 p.m.
Each family please bring your
own lunch and drink. Plates,
napkins and forks will be pro
vided.
An informal dinner-dance
will be held Saturday night,
July 20 at Houston Lake Coun
try Club for members and
guests. Reservations must be
made with the club manager.
Youth Commitment Week is
scheduled at the Perry United
Methodist Church July 21
through July 26. Rev. Dick
Reese will be the speaker each
night. The youths will make a
trip to Six Flags Over Georgia
during the week.
The Men of the Church of the
Perry Presbyterian Church will
have a supper meeting at the
youth center at 7:30 p.m. today.
The Presbyterian Sunday
School picnic will be held July
25 at the Perry Country Club.
The Summer Workshop of the
Middle Georgia Chapter, Ikeba
na International is to be held at
the home of Mrs. R. L. Roper
at 1110 Third Street in Perry,
Thursday, July 18, and is
scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
Town and County Home E
conomics will hold their annual
family picnic at the Agricultur
al Building Thursday, July 18
at 8 p.m.
The Bykota Home Economics
Club will have a family picnic
Thursday July 18 at Ochlahat
chee Clubhouse at 7 p.m. Swim
ming at 5:30 p.m.
Call 987-1823 for print
ing.
to Perry from all over the U.S. to
attend the convention.
Another aspect of the tourist
industry here which has gone
virtually unnoticed for the past
two years, is the booming camp
ing and overnighter tourists who
travel with a trailer or a tent.
Perry now has two camping trail
er parks which will accommodate
from 80 to 100 camping families
a night. Camping and travel trail
ers are fast becoming one of the
biggest businesses in the tourist
industry and Perry is getting a
fair share of the trailer travel
lers.
Furman Ciiett, executive vice
president of the Chamber of
Commerce, is very optimistic
about Perry’s future share of the
growing tourist industry in Geor
gia.
“There’s no doubt about it,
Perry gets her share of the tour
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Perry Kiwanis Club Team of Jr. League
Front row, I. to r., Johnny Tucker, Pat Haney, Buddy
Roper, John Pierce, Ed Chapman, Bill Richardson, Leon
ard Barrett, Van Gladfelter. Back row, I. to r., Coach Billy
Heavy Rains and Winds
Rake Houston County
A torrential rain reported to
be 4 inches in 2 hours blew out
Sandefur Rond near Houston
Lake Country Club Wednesday
night, July 21, and broke a
golf course bridge away from
its moorings.
County forces repaired the
50-foot gaping hole in Sandefur
on Friday and Saturday and
traffic was allowed to use it
Saturday afternoon.
Houston Lake Country Club
officials will repair the bridge
on the No. 3 hole as soon as
possible.
Water backed up against
Sandefur Road at the bottom
just west of Beaver Creek
Primitive Baptist Church. When
the road went out, the water
rushed straight toward the
golf course bridge and knocked
out the bridge. Golfers use the
bridge on No. 9 to get to the
No. 3 green.
Sonny Watson, clerk of the
county commissioners, said a
larger pipe under Sandefur Road
was installed so the situation
should not arise again.
Other sections of Houston
County got a heavy rain that
night but the section around
Houston Lake and northward
got a veritable flood from a
bout 7:30 to 9:30 that night. No
other serious flooding was re
ported in the county.
Bids Are Asked
On School Jobs
The Houston County Board
of Education yesterday an
nounced that bids will be re
ceived Aug. 13 on construction
of additions to Lindsey and
Shirley Hills schools and a
gymnasium at Tabor Junior
High School, all of Warner Ro
bins.
Bidding documents can be
- obtained from Architect W. P.
Thompson Jr., Macon, Bids will
be opened at 2 p.m, Aug. 13
at the Board of Education office
lit. Porrv
ist dollar now and when 1-75 is
completed the traffic will double
or even triple through here,’*
Cliett said.
“I think the potential and op
portunities for tourist-related
businesses in Perry is tremen
dous and I think we are going to
see more and more of them as
. time goes by,” he said.
The tourist committee has
. done more than any other group
to help promote Perry’s tourist
industry and they have plans for
doing more of the same in the
future. We all owe the members
of the tourist committee and Wen
dell Whipple a great deal. Their
advertising and promotions for
Perry has benefitted us all in
many ways.
Miss Mary Fudge of Jackson,
Miss,, spent last week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Fudge.
A small tornado touched
down Monday night in the Lake
Joy community, causing minor
damage to trees and power
lines. The tornado, which last
ed about 20 seconds, swept
across a large portion of land
near the north side of the lake
Monday night about 10 o’clock.
“I heard a loud blowing
noise and then we fell every
thing shake for a few seconds
and then it was all over. It left
limbs all over the place when
it was over,” a Lake Joy resi
dent said.
A portion of the tornado evi
dently touched down near Hous
ton Lake as high winds des
troyed several trees and a pow
er line on the Houston Lake
Golf Course Monday night.
The only serious damage re
ported was a large limb that
blew over onto a parked auto
mobile at the home of W. E.
Bloodworth.
HAYNEVILLE SINGING
SATURDAY NIGHT
The public is invited to a
singing at the Hayneville First
Baptist Church, Saturday, July
20, at 7:30 p.m. The singers
will be the Laymen of Warner
Robins, the Moody Family of
Warner Robins, and the Harper
Family of Hayneville.
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What a Hangover This Sign Must Have Had?
Residents in the area of the corner of Moreland and Baker Streets were
startled to see this stop sign about 20 feet off the ground when they woke up last
Saturday morning. This 4-way stop sign was changed by some vandal to a 3-way
stop and set up a dangerous situation. (Home Journal Photo).
Barrett, Dwayne Murphy, Jim O'Neal, Bobby Brown Ro«
To I leson, Derrell Etheridge, Douo Rembisz Coach Jim
Smallwood. (Home Journal Photo).
m
County Commissioners
Study Recreation Plans
The Houston County com
missioners Tuesday moved a
step nearer to entering a coun
tywide recreation program.
Claude Lewis, director of
recreation for the city of War
ner Robins, and John Davis,
executive director of the Geor
gia Recreation Commission,
presented a general plan for
launching a recreation program
on a counlywide basis.
The commissioners showed a
strong interest in the program
and indicated that the school
grounds might be used on a
year-around basis.
The commissioners voted to
charge individuals $1 per load
for dirt, if the individual sends
the truck to the dirt pit. Com
mercial firms would not be
served on this basis.
In view of the fact that the
breaking of Sandefur Road
caused damage to the bridge on
the golf course at Houston Luke
Country Club, the commission
ers voted to assist in the re
pair of the golf course bridge.
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A beer license wub issued
to W. Y. Cooper, Holiday Food
Store, near Warner Robins.
Public Work Camp
To Be Integrated
Houston County received a
federal court order Tuesday re
quiring that all prisons must be
desegregated effective Jan. 1,
1969.
The federal court order ap
plies to all prisons and prison
camps in the country.
The Houston County public
work camp has only Negro
prisoners. Under the new court
order, the State Department of
Corrections is required to as
sign prisoners to camps without
regard to race.
, Miss Juli Bush, Miss Anita
Kay and Miss Rita Camey spent
Saturday and Sunday at Calla
way Gardens.