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Mr. New Perry Hotel, Yates Green, Named Kiwanis "Man of the Year"
James Worrall (left) presents Yates Green with the
Kiwanis "Man of the Year" award at a banquet held Mon
day night at the New Perry Hotel. Green and his wife,
Nanette, are recognized nation-wide for their motel and
'Farmers Need Tax Relief’
Irvin Says In Speech Here
Georgia Commissioner of
Agriculture Tommy Irvin told
members of the Houston County
Farm Bureau here Thursday
night that rural Georgia had to
have relief from steadily in
creasing ad valorum taxes.
“We have got to look to
other areas for additional
sources of revenue to finance
local government and local
services,” Irvin said, adding,
"state government is going to
have to come up with the ans
wer.”
Irvin, who was introduced
by an old friend, State Repre
sentative Dave Peterson, said
the development of local agri
business industries would not
only broaden the local tax
base but would also offer new
job opportunities while creating
markets for Georgia agricultural
products.
Irvin challenged the Farm
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Houston Voters Decide To Go (Splash) Wet
Houston County voters de
cided last Wednesday to lega
lize liquor sales here.
Mor& than 50 per cent of
the registered voters in the
county turned out to vote in
the special referendum. Every
precint in the County voted in
favor of legalizing liquor sales
except Centerville.
A total of 10,618 voted with
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Henderson Elko Hayneviile Heard Kathleen Bonaire Centerville Perry Ward 1 Ward II TOTAL
Absentee
ror 55 44 124 116 78 226 284 1368 786 1476 6519
* 9ainit 35 30 60 58 57 151 305 859 512 727 4099
90 74 184 174 135 377 589 2227 1298 2203 KUM
f Bureau members to help sell
i agriculture and the importance
r of agriculture to urban citizens.
“We must create a better
> understanding and a closer re
lationship between our rural
citizens and our urban citi
, zens,” Irvin said.
Pointing out that after one
. more round of reapportionment
[ the Georgia legislature will be
urban controlled, Irvin said
> Georgia’s urban population and
. urban legislators need a better
understanding, not only of the
1 importance of agriculture, but
of the problems of rural areas
1 as well.
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6,519 voting for legalized
liquor sales and 4,099 voting
against. There was a total of
19,768 voters registered.
Houston County Ordinary
Clinton K. Watson Jr. announ
ced on Nov. 4, the date of the
special election when he said
he had determined that the
Committee for Legal Control
PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1969
restaurant facilities in Perry. Besides The New Perry
Hotel, the Greens own the Quality Courts Motel on 1-75
Interchange here.
Lutherans Plan
Yule Service
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
will hold a special Children’s
Christmas Service this Sunday,
Dec. 14th, at 7:30 p.m. The
members of the Sunday Church
School will take part in the nar
ration of the Christmas Story
as revealed in Luke 2. Pastor
Vemon Luckey will present
the Christmas meditation.
All are welcome at the Ser
vice which will inaugurate the
celebration of the Christmas
Festival at St, Paul’s Lutheran
Church. The Church is located
on Momingside Drive adjacent
to the hospital in Perry.
had submitted in excess of 35
per cent of the signatures of
the qualified voters in Houston
County asking that he call a
referendum.
State law requires an ordi
nary to call a referendum with
in 30 days after he files the
petition of 35 per cent of qua
lified voters. Watson set the
Christmas Concert
Set For Monday
Perry High School and Jun
ior High School Concert Bands
will hold it Christmas Concert
at Perry high school gym, on
Monday night Dec. 15, 7:30
p.m.
Selection to be played
Winter Wonderland, White
Christmas, also some select
Pop tunes.
Band Director, Gil Acorta,
and band members wish to in
vite everyone to our Concert.
Admission is free.
Mail Right Now ,
Post Office Says
Perry Postmaster Lawrence
Hunt announced today that the
Perry Post Office will remain
open each day (except Sunday,
of course) until 5 p.m.
Postmaster Hunt urged Per
ryans to mail their Christmas
cards and packages as soon
as possible to insure delivery
before Christmas.
election for Dec. 3 (last Wed
nesday.)
The law provides that li
quor sales can begin here as
early as 15 days after the
election. The County has not
yet set any policy of the
issuance of liquor licenses or
the amount a license will cost.
Council Approves Low
Rent Housing Application
Perry’s low-rent housing
program got kicked off here
Tuesday night when City Coun
cil approved unanimously an
application by the Perry Hous
ing Authority for 225 units, 75
of which would be housing for
the elderly.
The application, which also
calls for a Federal loan of'
$90,000, was brought before
Council by Lewis Meeks, chair
man of the housing authority.
Meeks stated that this
application and the approval of
Council is the initial step to
ward Perry’s acquiring low
rent housing. The Authority
hired a Brunswick Ga. t
architectural firm a few weeks
ago to draw up plans for the
Perry housing program and to
assist in the preparation of
plans for low rent housing here.
NO LIQUOR LICENSES
NOW
Mayor Pro Tern Dan Britton,
who is also chairman of the
police committee, said at the
meeting that there would be no
liquor licenses issued in
Perry until the Houston County
Commissioners decide what
policy they will take on the
issuance of liquor licenses.
FOUR YEAR TERMS
MORE MONEY
Houston County Representa
tive Sam Nunn Jr., appeared
before Council and said that
he will introduce a pair of bills
the first day of the General
Assembly that will permit the
Perry City Council to change
their terms of office and set
the salary of the Mayor and
Councilmen.
The suggested salaries for
the Councilmen is $2,400 a
year and $6,000 a year for the
Mayor. Nunn pointed out that
if the public objected to the
extended terms of office and
salary increases, a referendum
could be called if ten per cent
of the City voters signed a
petition. The referendum
would call for a vote of whether
the salaries and terms would
remain the same or be increas
ed as recommended by Council.
Nunn said he thought most
the public would understand
that the elected City Officials
should serve longer terms and
earn more money for their ser
vice to the public. The Mayor
now receives SI,BOO a year and
Councilmen are paid $1,200 a
year.
In other action, the Council
voted to pay $2,000 to the
Perry-Fort Valley Airport Com
mission to assist in the com
pletion and furnishing of the
new airport administration now
being built.
The Council approved beer
licenses for Howard Johnson’s
The State will issue li
censes to liquor stores at the
rate of SIOO and cities and
counties can license each
store at the rate of SSOOO and
also can charge an additional
80 cents per gallon on each
gallon sold.
The cities will receive the
license fees for stores inside
Restaurant, Chamblee Bait and
Tackle Shop and Amos Collins.
Collins, in a letter to Council,
stated that is going to set up a
private club at 1445 Swift
Street.
Mayor Richard Ray wel
comed Malcolm
Reese to the Council meeting.
Reese sat in the audience and
observed the meeting. He
stated to Council that he was
looking forward to serving with
them during the coming term
and that he felt like they could
all work together on Council.
He also told members of the
Council to inform him of any
special jobs or committee as
signments they would be in
terested in during the next
term. Reece will be sworn in
at the Council meeting of Jan.
6, 1970.
James McKinley, new
Councilman to Post 3, was also
welcomed onto the Council.
McKinley took the seat vacated
by Richard Goodroe when he
resigned several weeks ago to
run for Mayor.
CONCERT SET
The music department of
Perry High School and Perry
Jr, High School are proud to
present a concert on Thursday
night, December 11 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Jr. High Auditorium.
Judge Swears In New Councilman
City Recorder's Court Judge Lawrence C. Walker Jr., (left) swears In new
City Councilman James McKinley. The swearing in ceremony took -place Friday
at City Hall. McKinley beat Connie Jones for the Council pos vacated by Richard
Goodroe when he resigned to run for Mayor.
their city limits and the county
will receive the license fees
for stores out side of incor
porated cities - Warner Robins,
Perry and Centerville.
The Committee for Legal
Control was organized several
months ago under the direction
of Mrs. Cerese Deßonna of
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Decorations Judged
December 17-18
The Perry Garden Club an
nounces the annual judging ol
home Christmas decorations in
Perry will be held next week.
Judging will be done between
the hours of from 7:00 to 10:00
p.m. on December 17 and 18.
Lights must be on during the
hours of judging both nights in
order for the judges to have
sufficient time to view all
homes in the city. Judges will
be secured from out of town.
Cash awards will be made
for First, Second, and Third
places in the following cate
gories:
DOOR DECORATIONS -
Traditional (wreaths, swags,
etc.)
DOOR DECORATIONS •
Other (humorous, fantasy,
child appeal, modem, etc.)
OVERALL HOME AND
GROUNDS DECORATION (in
cludes door, yard, house, etc.)
Elements to be considered
in judging will include: Design
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Warner Robins. The Commit
tee mailed out thousands of
petitions to be signed and got
the number of signatures of
registered voters to call the
election,
A committee to fight the
legalization of liquor was for
med in the County right after
Watson announced the election.
Ministers and laymen from all
i- and artistic effect: proper u
if of principles of design -bt
n ance, contrast, dominanc
:. rhythum, proportion, and pi
n ticularly scale.
0 Lighting effectivenes
I. placement of lights, manner
e lighting, concealing mechanic
n lights, and wiring; shadow,
e any, used to advantage; m
1 ideas and techniques used.
II Color: suitability to settii
and design; color harmor
e Distinction and Techniqv
d selectivity of materials; co
>- patibility; simplicity; look
quality and rightness, uni
• craftsmanship; design app
i, priate to architecture of ho
and door.
• Communication of t
’, Christmas Spirit; Inspi
tional; warmth, friendlinei
0 or reference depicted.
- The total effect should
one of a well-designed Chri
d mas card from your family
;n your community.
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over the county joined t I
“Committee of Concern 1
Citizens” in an effort to i
feat the referendum.
Both sides launched a m i
sive advertising campaign j
the County but the “Concert j
Citizens” group by far |
more advertising and ma ,
more personal contacts
their losing battle to def(
the legalization of liquor hen i