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L-— — "The Crossroads of Georgia"
VOL. 99 NO. 25
Chamber Approves Low Rent Housing Program
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moody h. mulkey
Mulkey, Borders
lead UGF Drive
Moody H. Mulkey Jr. and An
drew C. Borders, Perry and
Warner Robins district managers
fcr Flint Electric Membership
Corporation, have been named
chairmen of the Perry and War
ner Robins Divisions for the
1970 Houston County UGF cam
paign to raise funds for the 17
UGF affiliated agencies.
In announcing the appoints
ments, Mrs. H. H. Dearing, pres
ident of the UGF, said, “We
are most fortunate to have these
two men assume these important
roles of community responsibi
lity. Their leadership and inte
rest in the affairs of their com
munities eminently qualifies
them fcr this tremendous under
taking."
Mr. Mulkey is a native of
Cordele. lie graduated from
Cordele High School and attend
ed North Georgia College. He
served in the U.S. Army Air
Force during World War II as a
11-24 pilot and flew 50 combat
missions in the European Thea
ter. Since then, Mulkey has had
over 25 years jxperience in the
field of rural electrification.
Relive in civic and community
nrfairs, Mr. Mulkey is comman-
■Deputy Seriously Hurt
■ln Accident Near Here
II Glenn Morgan, 52-year-old
■sheriffs deputy, received seri
■ous injuries at 3:50 p.m. Satur
■day when his car left the road,
■struck a tree, turned over and
■came to rest on its back.
I The accident occurred 1.5
■wles east of the Perry city
■limits on Houston Lake Road,
■> ea r the Bill Overton home.
■ State Trooper George R. But
■) er said the car, which Morgan
■jah borrowed from Paul Stitt of
■"artier Robins, skidded 410
■ eet before striking a tree, then
■Jent approximately 50 feet be-
■ ore coming to rest. He was
■travelling toward Houston Lake.
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ANDREW C BORDERS
der of the Perry American Le
gion Post, a member of the Perry
Kiwanis Club, a director of the
Houston County United Givers
Fund and is the immediate past
president of Warner Robins
Toastmasters Club.
Mulkey resides at 1100 Pine
Needle Drive in Perry with his
wife, Eldyth. The Mulkeys are
members of the Perry United
Methodist Church.
Andrew C- Borders, a native
of Calhoun, Ga., served with the
Bth Air Force during World War
II and has been affiliated with
Flint Electric Company since
Nov. of 1945 in Warner Robins,
Perry and Reynolds. He returned
to Warner Robins in January of
this year as district manager of
the Warner Robins district.
Borders is a member of the
board of directors of the Hous
ton County United Givers Fund
and a director of the Warner Rob
ins Chamber of Commerce,
He and his wife, Polly, and
son, Chris, reside at 102 Archer
Avenue in Warner Robins. The
Border’s attend the First United
Methodist Church in Warner
Robins.
The trooper reported that in
his opinion that Morgan was
exceeding the lawful speed
limit.
Morgan was taken to the
Perry-1 lous ton Hospital and
later removed to the Houston
County Hospital at Warner Rob
ins by Watson-Hunt ambulance.
The state patrol report showed
that Morgan received fractured
spine, fractured ribs, lacera
tions and abrasions.
The 1968 Ford was demol
ished and the trooper estimated
that damage to the car was
$2,000.
Three persons were listed on
the report as witnesses.
The Houston Home Journal
OFFICIAL ORGAN HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, STATE OF GEORGIA
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1969
Perry Kiwanians
Win High Award
The Perry Kiwanis Club has
been declared the winner of the
Silver Section for 1968 in Ki
wanis International and will re
ceive the award at the interna
tional convention in Miami la
ter this month.
Kiwanis Clubs are divided in
to sections according to size
and Perry falls into the Silver
Section .
James N. Geiger, president
of the local club in 1968, has
received a congalulatory let
ter from R. P. Merridew, se
cretary of Kiwanis Internation
al, Chicago,
The letter reads, in part:
“This recognition of outstand
ing club achievement is in no
small measure the result of
your leadership as president of
the club in 1988, and we salute
you on this well deseved hon
or.
STEVE H. GARRARD
Garrard Joins
First National
Steve H. Garrard, 29, assis
tant cashier of the Citizens
State Bank at Warner Rob
ins for the last four years,
will become assistant vice
president of the First Na
tional Bank of Perry, effec
tive about July 14.
Mr, Garrard was elected
ut officer of the lo.'M hank
by directors Tuesday.
Mr. Garrard, a native of
Jasper, Ala., graduated from
high school there and at
tended Huntington, Ala., for
two years.
He was manager of an of
fice of the American Invest
ment Co. at Warner Robins
for five years and joined the
Citizens State Bank of War
ner Robins four years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrard, the
former Miss Betty Ritch of
Macon, have two sons, Chris,
4, and Gary. 8. He is a ste
ward of the First Methodist
Church of Warner Robins
and a member of the Jay
cees.
Favorable Vote Urged on July 1
The board of directors of
the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce, at a special call
ed meet last Thursday, pass
ed a resolution calling for
the Perry City Council to es
tablish a housing authority.
W. G. Mullins Jr., chair
man of the chamber’s hous
ing committee, told the di
rectors he thought Perry was
15 years behind with hous
ing. He pointed out that no
other city in Georgia, the
size of Perry, was operating
without some form of low
rent public housing or hous
ing for the elderly.
Mullins said one of the
biggest complaints people
make, who don’t understand
the housing, is that the type
of people that move into the
new housing from sub-stan
dard housing will tear up the
public housing and not take
care of the property. He said
he had studied that situation
and that in most cases the
people tend to take care of
the new low rental property
and form some pride in their
new homes.
Mullins, who is Perry’s
biggest home and commer
cial builder, said even with
public housing and privately
bult housing, Perry will not
be able to keep up with the
housing needs here in the
next few years.
The Chamber of Conv
merce and the housing com
mittee has sponsored a ser
ies of meetings for chamber
members with housing ex
perts during the past sever
al weeks. The meetings were
held to better inform mem
bers of the chamber, City
Council and the public.
Speaking to the chamber in
recent weeks has been Mar
tin Handrick of HUD’s Hous
ing Assistance Office in At
lanta, and representatives of
two architectural firms that
specialize in the construc
tion of public housing. All
the speakers agreed that
Perry is the only town of
its size which does not have
a public housing program.
Lewis Meeks, president of
the chamber, pointed out
Thursday that the attend
ance at the meetings on
housing had been somewhat
disappointing.
It was noted by another
chamber official that only
two City Councilmen had at
tended the meetings.
The resolution as adopted
by the Chamber is as fol
lows:
RESOLUTION
Whereas The Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce has
over the past months con
ducted an exhaustive and
comprehensive study of Per
ry’s needs for housing by a
survey of over 400 cities in
Georgia, and held numerous
meetings with interested ci
tizens and housing experts;
And whereas it has been
determined that there does
exist a need for low rent
housing, housing for the el
derly and urban renewal in
the City of Perry that cannot
be provided by private en
terprise;
And whereas members of
City Council have had access
to the same information and
have had opportunities to at
tend these meetings;
And whereas the City Coun
cil have had access to the
same information and have
had opportunities to attend
these meetings;
And whereas, the City
Council has set a straw vote
on July 1, 1969, to get the
voice of the people on the
matter;
Now therefore be it resolv
ed that the City Council take
action to publish their posi
tion on the mater prior to
this vote;
Be it further resolved that
the Chamber of Commerce
recommend that City Coun
cil appoint a Housing Au
thority made up of men of
outstanding character and
business ability from our
City to further study our
needs and put into action the
results of the study at an
early date;
Be it further resolved that
the Housing Authority, so
appointed, in considering
our community needs for
low rent housing, undertake
such programs in connection
with and for the purpose of
removing existing substan
dard areas through urban
renewal;
Be it further resolved that
the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce will continue to
study housing in Perry and
will assist the Authority, so
appointed, in any further
study so determined to be
needed and that all materi
als and data relating to hous
ing, now in possession of the
Chamber of Commerce, will
be made available to said
Authority;
And be it further resolved
that the general public, in
making its decision on the
matter, is encouraged to dis
cuss any queston concerning
housing with the Housing
Committee of the chamber
or with members of the Per
ry City Council.
Adopted this date, June
12, 1969.
LEWIS M. MEEKS
President
Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce
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FRANK BROOME
Broome Directing
Youth Activities
At First Baptist
Frank Broome of Washington,
Ga., a senior at Mercer Univer
sity, has begun his duties as
director of youth activities of
the First Baptist Church for the
summer.
Mr. Broome served as youth
director at the Sparta Baptist
Church last summer.
He assisted in the Vacation
Bible School this week and is
formulating his summer program
far the young people.
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Perry Peaches Look Over Peach Harvest Program
These four beauties, who are among 10 contestants in the competition
for Miss Peach Harvest, look over the three day program of events to take
place during the Peach Harvest Festival here June 26, 27, 28. L. to r., Gloria
Singletary, Daun Marshall, Beverly Roper, Diane Chapman. The beauty Revue,
to be held June 28 at Perry High, is being sponsored by the Perry Jaycees. (Home
Journal Photo.) _
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Peach Beauties Practice for Revue
These contestants are getting ready for the Peach Harvest Beauty Revue
to be held at the Perry High gym cn June 23. At the piano is Kathy Strickland,
Miss Perry, who will emcee the revue. Standing, I. to r., Glenda Brown, Brenda
Greer, Debra Chapman, Louise Moody. (Heme Journal Photo.)
Ten Beauties in Pageant
In Peach Harvest Festival
Farm Bureau Sets
Swimming Classes
Swimming classes have been
scheduled by Houston County
Farm Bureau to be held at
Vinson Valley July 28 through
August 8.
The Macon Chapter of the
American Red Cro* will fur
nish instructors and has asked
that anyone in the county who
is qualified as an instructor and
can give their time to this pro
ject as well as anyone who will
serve as an aide to please con
tact the county Farm Bureau
office.
Children must be at least 8
years old to be eligible. An
adult class will be formed also.
The fee for the two weeks will
be 53. 50 for those who have
their own transportation and *4
for those who ride a bus fur
nished by Farm Bureau.
Parents are required to regis
ter for their children at the Farm
Bureau office Mondays through
Fridays from 9 til L Registra
tion cards must be approver! by
Houston County Farm Bureau
Board of Directors.
ESTABLISHED 1870
Ten beauties—eight from Per
ry and one from Americas and
llawkinsvi lie—will take part in
tlie Peach Harvest Festival
Pageant Saturday night, June
28, at the high school gymna
torium.
Hill Winkis, producer of the
pageant, said the young ladies
will compete in evening gowns,
street clothes and play clothes.
The entrants are Heverly Jane
Roper, 17, Perry, Glenda Sue
Brown, 18, Perry; Brenda Jane
Greer, 17, Perry; Debra Chapman,
17, Perry; Daun Marie Marshall,
17, Perry; Diane Lee Chapman,
17, Perry; Gloria Jean Single
tary, 17, Hawk insvi lie, Mary
Louise Moody, 18, Perry, aod
Marilyn Hawkins Cobb, 17,
Americas.
Winkis, president of the spon
soring Perry Jaycees, said the
pageant will offer a fine program
of entertainment in addition to
the beauty pageant.
Tickets will be *1,75 for the
reserved seats and *1.25 for
general admission.
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Three Perryans
Graduate at Tech
Three Perryans were among
the 1,600 Georgia Tech students
who received degrees at Tech
commencement, exercises in
Atlanta last Saturday morning.
They are Larry W. Moody, 1012
Duncan Ave., bachelor of indus
trial engineering; Henry George
And el Jr., Rt. 2, bachelor of
electrical engineering; and Har
vey M. NeSmith Jr., bachelor
of industrial management.
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Home Journal
Seeks Reporters
The Mom* Journal it looking
for community reporter* to v4it*
n*w» of th*lr community (or
our r*ad*rs.
Reporters ar* n**d*d for El
ko, Kathleen, Bonaire, Hoyne
ville, Clinchfleld, Byron, Cen
terville and Hendereon.
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