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The Houston Home Journal
Official Organ Houston County, City of Perry, State of Georgia
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REPRESENTATIVES OF MABLETOH Development Corp.
look over option lor land here on which they plan to con
struct a $2 million shopping center. From left, Owen
Brown, Northside Realty Associates of Atlanta; Yates
Council Plans Mosquito Defense,
Clamps Down On Late Bill Payers
Perry City Council talked'
about mosquitoes,
other things, at Tues. night’s
meeting. The annual invasion
of mosquitoes has already be
gun in Perry, and Council is
seeking the best method
spraying for the insects to
keep (hem under control.
A crop duster airplane was
hired by the Council 2 weeks
ago to spray the city and the
Council decided to try the
plane one more time to deter
mine how effective spraying
from the air is against the
insects. The cost of the crop
duster to the City is S4OO
each time the City is sprayed.
Council figures the City will
need to be sprayed at least
every two weeks,
Ihe idea of the airplane
came about because of the bad
condition of the City’s spray
ing equipment.
CRACKDOWN COMING ON
LATE BILL PAYERS
Mayor Reese told Council
ihat employees in the City
gas and water dept, are spen
ding too much time cutting on
■md off gas and water meters
1 subscribers who don’t pay
their bills on time. Reese
sa id the list of late bill
payers seems to be about the
s ame people every month,
t ouncil decided to begin
nding a letter 3 days before
at off to late payers and warn
'hem that their water or gas
'■ill be cut off without further
notice. In the past, an emplo
yee has been calling on the
i.lie payers before he cut them
'ff in an attempt to collect
he money owed to the city.
Reese said the gas dept.
a d l° 8 t money because many
ople who rent here have mo
d off without paying their
d °r either people who use
gas during the winter won’t
*y their bills until next fall
,n ce they don’t need the gas
luring the summer months.
beginning next month, the
Ay will start crediting late
?as bills against a $25 depos
required when a customer is
looked up to the city gas. If
gas user’s deposit is used
0 Pay off his bill, he will
'■ j \e to put up another depo
rt before his gas will be tur
len on again.
‘‘A kn ° W a lot of people
J-en t going to like this,”
Sl said, “But we’ve got
run Ibis city like it was a
vrmM 88 anc *. Bure 'y no person
f nun his business like
‘ . « as and water dept, late
">>ng thing has been hand-
a * he said.
CAMELOT STREET
LIGHTS AGAIN
Councilman James McKin
ley said he has been contac
ted this week by Camelot re
sidents who want to know
when they are going to get the
street lights that have been
promised to them.
Councilman John Barton
said W.G. Mullins, developer
of Camelot, has already ap
proved plans for the lights
and that Ga, Power Co. had
the plans in hand. Barton
said he felt sure the Camelot
residents will have street
lights within 90 days.
Mayor Reese said he would
write a letter to Ga. Power
Co. and find out what’s hold
ing up the installation of the
lights.
PERRY-FORT VALLEY
GRANTED FUNDS
Council voted to grant
funds in the amount of $1,500
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Perry Calendar
Houston Lodge No. 35 F & AM will meet at
the Masonic Temple, 8 p. m. Monday, May 11.
Wednesday, May 13, is Auxiliary Day in Geor
gia. All Pink Ladies of the Perry-Houston County
Auxiliary are invited to a Dutch luncheon set for
1 p. m. Call in reservations to’ 987-3859 or 987-3356
no later than Monday evening.
The Women’s Guild of St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church will meet at 7:30 p. m., Monday, May 21 at
the home of Mrir. Marie Casey, 910 Godfrey Place
with Mrs. Bertha Duckworth serving as co-hostess.
All women of the Parish are invited to attend.
The Men’s Garden Club wiil meet at 7:00 p. m.,
Monday, May 11 at John Cranshaw’s One Horse
Farm. Daylily Culture will be the subject of discus
sion. Wjyes of club members are invited.
Houston County Farm Bureau will meet at 8
p. m. Thursday, May 7 at the County Agricultural
Building. Moody Mulkey of Flint Electric will pre
sent the program.
DeMolay Mothers’ Club will meet at 7:30 p. m.,
Thursday, May 7 at the Masonic Hall.
The Perry Panther Booster Club will meet
Thursday, May 7th, at 7:30 P. M. in the Perry
High School cafeteria. Installation of officers will
be the program.
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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA. 31069, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1970
Green, seller of the land and owner of the Now Perry Hotel
and New Perry Inn; Robert Rushton, representative of Mab
leton Development; Allen Whipple, Perry realtor who hand
led the sale of the land; Jim Goodwin, Whipple salesman.
to the Perry-Fort Valley Air
port for the coming year. The
request was made by the air
port commission for equal
funds for both cities and
Peach and Houston Counties.
Councilman Frank Leonard
pointed out that airport funds
are in the City’s budget for
the year.
COUNCIL TURNED DOWN
PARADE PERMIT REQUEST
A group of Perry Negroes
appeared before Council to
request a parade permit to
march here this Saturday at
noon.
Council denied the request
stating that they will stick to
the 2 week waiting period for
a parade permit spelled in the
city ordinance.
Councilman James McKin
ley said, “We have given both
races in Perry ample oppor
tunities to express their opin
ions through parades by waiv
ing the city ordinance and I
think this Council should stick
to the law to the letter in the
future,” he said.
Mayor Malcolm Reese
pointed out that a march has
already been attempted here
without a permit and that he
thought it would be unwise to
hold another Saturday.
NEW POLICE OFFICER
HIRED
Councilman Dan Britton
recommended that Council
hire Willie Coates on the pol
ice force at a starting salary
of S4OO a month. Coates was
hired by a unanimous vote and
brings the number of Negro
officers on the city force to v
three.
RADIO CLUB TO USE
CITY HALL
The Perry Citizens Band
Radio Club was granted per
mission by Council to hold
their meetings in the Coun
cil chambers on 2 Sunday
afternoons each month. The
CB Club helps and assists in
emergencies and wrecks and
is a volunteer group that has
recently organized here.
Houston Tag
Sales Increase
Joyce B. Griffin, Houston
County Tax Commissioner,
has released figures regarding
the sale of vehicle license
plates in the county. Through
April 1, 1970, 31,561 tags
were sold, an increase of
2,235 over the same period
last year.
Payments to various de
partments from taxes collec
ted are: State $2,320.29,
County $99,787,55, School
Board $129,146.64, City of
Perry $19,373.14, City of
Centerville $2,777.04, City of
Warner Robins $94,606.62.
PERRY HIGH
SCHOOL FLASH
Congratulations to Becky
Horton who placed 2nd at
Regional Tennis match in
Thomasville, May 5, Tues
day. And to Jimmy Richer
son and Powell Duggan who
placed first in the doubles
match and will advance to
State Meet in Macon on Fri
day, May 15.
200/000 Square Feet
$2 Million Shopping
Center Planned Here
Mableton Developers, Inc.,
a developer and builder of
shopping centers in the south
east, announced this week
plans to construct a 200,000
square feet shopping center in
Perry that will cost $2 million.
A spokesman for the Atlan
ta-based Mableton Developers,
Inc., said Perry was chosen
.over 15 other Middle Ga. com-
Perry Lions
Support Police
The members of the Perry
Lions Club voted unanimous
ly Tues. night to come out in
Support of the Perry Police
Dept., the Houston County
Sheriff’s Dept., The Ga. Dept,
of Public Safety and the Ma
yor and City Council of Perry
for the way they have handled
the disturbances here in the
last two weeks,
‘‘We want to show a vote
of confidence for the law of
ficers and officials,” Lion
member Curtis Fountain stat
ed.
; Fountain further said,
‘‘The Perry Lions Club wants
to go on record as pleading with
all citizens to support city
officials and law enforcement
agencies and assist them in
their efforts by remaining at
home and especially keeping
their children off the streets
in the event of further distur
bances,” Fountain said, who
is publicity chairman of the
local Lions Club.
Perry-Fort Valley Airport Officials Hear FAA Official
Members of the Perry-Fort
Valley Airport Commission
met with officials of the City
of Perry and Fort Valley and
Houston and Peach Counties
at an open house and barbecue
at the airport here Monday
night.
John Barton, Perry City
Council airport chairmen, told
the group that the cooperation
between Perry and Fort Valley
and Peach and Houston Coun
ties on the airport has been
“100 per cent” since the pro
ject got underway,
James Shephard, a chief
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PERRY ANO PORT VALLEY officials got together at
the Perry-Fort Volley Airport here Monday night for an'open
ho use and barbecue. Looking over the new airport admin
istration building are, from left, Bill Wallace, airport com
munities for the new shopping
center because Perry has more
potential for growth than any
other town in the mid-state
area. The spokesman also
stated that the selection for
the site was narrowed down
to Perry and Cordele and
Perry was chosen.
The developers have taken
an option for the sale of the
land from New Perry Hotel
owner Yates Green in the
amount of $200,000. The land
is located between The Squire
Package Shop and Atkinson’s
Restaurant on highway 341
north just south of the Inter
state 75 interchange. Includ
ed in the option is just over
17 acres of land.
Allen Whipple, Perry real
tor who handled the sale, said
the largest store in the new
area-wide shopping center
will be a discount and depart
ment type store that will cov-
Crossroads Methodist Church
Will Break Ground Here Sun.
The Crossroads United
Methodist Church will break
ground for a new church
building this Sunday, May
10 at 11:00 a. m. The con
gregation will meet at the
present sanctuary in the old
First Baptist building for the
first part of the service.
engineer for the FAA from
Atlanta, told the group that
the Perry-Fort Valley Airport
will play an important role in
the future of both cities.
“You are now working on
an airport plan here and are
trying to expand your runway
from 2,500 feet to 6,000
feet,” Shephard said, “and
this is the right direction for
you to move because good,
progressive airport commis
sioners must plan at least 15
or 20 years in advance,” he
said.
Shephard pointed out that
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er some 50,000 square feet.
The name of the store was
not disclosed.
Whipple told The Home
Journal that his office will be
handling the signing of tea
Ft. McPherson Building Named
In Memory of Famous Perryan
Fort McPherson, Ga., near
Atlanta, dedicated a head
quarters building (number
65) Monday, May 4, in me
mory of General Courtney
Hicks Hodges, native of Per
ry, and four-star command
ing general of the First
Army in World War 11. The
building is called Hodges
This brief worship time will
be led by the pastor with
special music furnished by
the Crossroads Children’s
Choir and a message by Rev.
J. B. Smith. At the conclu
sion of this service the con
gregation will move to the
new church site at the cor
the Perry-Fort Valley Airport
should determine how much
runway is needed now and try
and get that constructed with
plans in the future to extend
the runway on to 6,000 feet.
Airport manager Jim Brown
told the group that at least
4,800 feet is now needed at
the local airport to accomo
date either planes that are
here or that will fly in here
when the runway is extended.
Shephard said thiU in the
U.S. today there are some 23
million in plane passengers
using airplanes as a means of
mission member from Fort Volley; John Barton, Perry City
Council airport chairman; John Shephard, official of the
FAA; Alton Hordy, Mayor pro tern of Perry; John Realling,
Mayor of Fort Valley; Tom Daniel, president of the Perry
Area Chamber of Commerce. (Home Journal Photo) '
ants for the shopping center.
Whipple also pointed out that
the developers of the shop
ping center plan to draw shop
pers from all areas of the Mid
dle Ga. area within a 50 mile
or more radius.
Hall.
Representing the Hodges
family at the dedication and
luncheon following the ex
ercises were Mr. and Mrs.
Sam N. Hodges Sr. and Mr.
and Mrs. Sam N. Hodges,
Jr., all of Atlanta. Mr.
Hodges Sr. is a brother of
General Hodges.
ner of Main Street and Glen
wood Avenue where the ac
tual breaking of ground will
take place.
All members of the Cross
roads Church are expected
to be present for this serv
ice. The public is cordially
invited to participate.
travel. He also pointed out
that one third of all pilots
today are student pilots and
and that more and more of the
younger generation is becom
ing interested in flying. He
said that this is going to be
one factor in the rapid growth
in the next few years of air
ports such is dual-city air
port in Perry.
The meeting was held in
the recently completed ad
ministration building at the
airport, which was build with
funds from both cities and
counties.